Polyethylene terephthalate
CAS 25038-59-9
Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.
Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019.
2013: $0M · Peak 2022: $2.5B · 2024: $1.8B · 2025: $1.7B
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 390761, 390769 · exact
- 2023
- US production Not published · Imports Not published
- 2019
- US production Zero · Imports 29.9K lb
- Morocco
- Nigeria
- Portugal
- Philippines
- Germany
- Brazil
- Colombia
- South Africa
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Italy
- Tanzania
- Dominican Republic
- Nicaragua
- Bangladesh
- Poland
- Chile
- China
- Spain
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Myanmar
- Austria
- Haiti
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
- Jamaica
- Ghana
- Australia
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Kuwait
- Uruguay
- Guatemala
- Sweden
- Singapore
- Barbados
- Czech Republic
Why It Matters
No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID10872790Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Polyethylene terephthalate (CAS 25038-59-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/25038-59-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10872790. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10872790 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 25038-59-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 390761,390769 for CAS 25038-59-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/