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Benzenemethanol, 4-hydroxy-α-methyl-

CAS 2380-91-8

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 2380-91-8
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$72M
Import volumeZero
Top sourceIndia 30%

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 290729 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Zero
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 290729, which covers 82 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 30%IndiaDE 19%GermanyCN 16%ChinaJP 11%JapanIT 7%Italy
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Evonik
Hydrite Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer Products
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 4 functional roles.

  • •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Emulsifier in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Viscosity modifiers in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surface modifier in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$11.24/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$562.00 / 50 g
Purity97%
Vendors17 available

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

16 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$12.00100 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$13.42100 g97%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$13.8425 g97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$14.2025 g97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$14.2025 g97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$14.2025 g97%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$14.8425 g97%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$17.7625 g—
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$18.005 g97%
Fluorochem EUGermany$22.265 g95%
SynthonixUnited States$40.001 g97%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$62.92250 mg95%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.United States$110.005 g—
Angene International LimitedUnited States$444.001 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$542.001 g95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS2380-91-8
PubChem CID102803
DTXSIDDTXSID30862911
FormulaC8H10O2
Mol. Weight138.16 g/mol
SMILESCC(C1=CC=C(C=C1)O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Benzenemethanol, 4-hydroxy-α-methyl- (CAS 2380-91-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2380-91-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID30862911. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID30862911 PubChem: 102803. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/102803 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2380-91-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2380-91-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290729 for CAS 2380-91-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/