Vinyltoluene
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
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 290290 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 290290, which covers 63 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Czech Republic
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Pakistan
- United Kingdom
- Austria
- Denmark
- Indonesia
- Lithuania
- Hong Kong
- Finland
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 8 sectors as 6 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (6%)Processing as a reactant
- •Fuel agents in Other (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Wholesale and Retail Trade (10%)Processing—repackaging
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Diluent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing—repackaging
- •Monomers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv