1,4-Butanediol diglycidyl ether

CAS 2425-79-8

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$87M

Top sourceChina 27%

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 291090 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291090, which covers 69 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).

CN 27%ChinaJP 26%JapanIT 15%ItalyDE 6%GermanyIN 5%India

Ukraine
Singapore
Canada
Finland
Belgium
Spain

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.

Cargill, Incorporated

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Huntsman

EPA-registered importers (8)

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

Sika Ag · CH Switzerland

Aalborz Chemical

Atul Usa

Gurit (Usa)

Hilti

Show all 8

Olin

Sika

Westlake

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & Coatings

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 6 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Binder in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Monomers in Machinery Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Diluent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Viscosity modifiers in Construction (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Viscosity modifiers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Viscosity modifiers in Adhesive Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Viscosity modifiers in Custom Compounding of Purchased ResinsProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Viscosity modifiers in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$11.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.03	500 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.06	250 g	97%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.07	500 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.07	250 g	95%
Chemscene	United States	$0.13	500 g	—
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.17	500 g	—
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.50	1 kg	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.52	500 g	—
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.69	1 kg	98%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$4.08	50 g	96%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$4.40	250 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$4.40	250 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$4.62	50 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS2425-79-8

PubChem CID17046

DTXSIDDTXSID7024667

FormulaC10H18O4

Mol. Weight202.25 g/mol

SMILESC1C(O1)COCCCCOCC2CO2

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7024667Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 17046Retrieved 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

1,4-Butanediol diglycidyl ether (CAS 2425-79-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2425-79-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7024667. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7024667 PubChem: 17046. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/17046 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2425-79-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2425-79-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291090 for CAS 2425-79-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/