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Bis(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophthalate

CAS 26040-51-7

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

Molecular structure of 26040-51-7
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$316M
Top sourceSouth Korea 19%

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 291739 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291739, which covers 103 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 19%South KoreaCN 19%ChinaIN 18%IndiaES 13%SpainCA 9%Canada
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Ascent Industries
Teknor Apex- Haywood
The Hallstar
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Flame retardant in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Flame retardant in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Flame retardant in Custom Compounding of Purchased ResinsProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fire extinguishing agent in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable

Vendor Pricing

$0.42/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$209.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.45500 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.63500 g96%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.77500 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.81500 g95%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$1.4425 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$1.9225 g98%
SynthonixUnited States$4.205 g95%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$5.1010 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$22.605 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$31.461 g95.26%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS26040-51-7
PubChem CID117291
DTXSIDDTXSID7027887
FormulaC24H34Br4O4
Mol. Weight706.1 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)COC(=O)C1=C(C(=C(C(=C1Br)Br)Br)Br)C(=O)OCC(CC)CCCC

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophthalate (CAS 26040-51-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/26040-51-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7027887. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7027887 PubChem: 117291. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/117291 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 26040-51-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 26040-51-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291739 for CAS 26040-51-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/