2-Methylpropane-1,3-diol
Drug ingredientThis drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
US ProductionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import Value$82M
Top SourceGermany 18%
The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 290539 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 290539, which covers 28 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
DE 18%GermanyKR 16%South KoreaBR 11%BrazilTW 8%TaiwanMX 7%Mexico
- Canada
- Liechtenstein
- Israel
- Ireland
- Portugal
- Ukraine
- Singapore
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Lyondell Chemical
Proviron
EPA-registered importers (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Colonial Group
Evonik
Frp Services & Co. (America)
Hp
The Sherwin Williams
Why It Matters
Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningTextilesAgricultureConstruction
Downstream Uses
Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Lesonel Forming Feminine WASH
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Industrial Uses
Used in 11 sectors as 7 functional roles.
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (97%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Rubber Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Plastics Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Plastics Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Wholesale and Retail Trade (29%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Wholesale and Retail Trade (29%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Services (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Services (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Printing Ink Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Printing Ink Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
Vendor Pricing
$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$8.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors21 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
20 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.05 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.05 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.07 | 500 g | 95% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.07 | 2.5 kg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.08 | 500 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.10 | 500 g | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.15 | 500 g | 95% |
| Synthonix | United States | $0.16 | 500 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.19 | 500 g | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.21 | 100 g | 95% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.30 | 500 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.34 | 25 g | 95% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $0.99 | 100 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 95% |
| Asinex | Netherlands | $6461.40 | 100 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
CAS2163-42-0
PubChem CID75103
DTXSIDDTXSID3029231
FormulaC4H10O2
Mol. Weight90.12 g/mol
SMILESCC(CO)CO
Data Sources
DTXSID30292312026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
751032026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/75103/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/75103.json
2163-42-02026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 2163-42-02026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv