N-Vinylcaprolactam

CAS 2235-00-9

U.S. production volumes are classified 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, 2024$907M

Top sourceIreland 47%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293379 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293379, which covers 105 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IE 47%IrelandBE 19%BelgiumSG 11%SingaporeIT 4%ItalyCH 4%Switzerland

Brazil
Canada
Taiwan
Ukraine
Portugal
Netherlands
South Korea
Israel
Czech Republic
Spain
Finland
Hungary
Malaysia
Australia
Austria
Slovenia

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Ashland

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Covestro

Cymer

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.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Agfa

Basf

Canon U.S.A

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paints & CoatingsCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.08/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$41.00 / 500 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors15 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

14 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.09	500 g	—
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.18	500 g	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.26	1 kg	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.28	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.30	500 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.34	500 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.50	100 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.53	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.53	500 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.59	500 g	98%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.83	50 g	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS2235-00-9

PubChem CID75227

DTXSIDDTXSID1041423

FormulaC8H13NO

Mol. Weight139.19 g/mol

SMILESC=CN1CCCCCC1=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1041423Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 75227Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

N-Vinylcaprolactam (CAS 2235-00-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2235-00-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1041423. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1041423 PubChem: 75227. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/75227 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2235-00-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2235-00-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293379 for CAS 2235-00-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/