Diethylbenzene
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 3 sectors as 5 functional roles.
- •Ion exchange agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Ion exchange agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
- •Functional fluids (closed systems) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—repackaging
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Heat transferring agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
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