Benzene, methylbis(phenylmethyl)-

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

Molecular structure of 26898-17-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$68M
Top SourceIndia 35%

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.

Source Countries
IN 35%IndiaTW 11%TaiwanES 10%SpainDE 10%GermanyCN 8%China
EPA-registered importers (3)
Total Se · FR France
Org Chem Group
Total Specialties Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Heat transferring agent in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS26898-17-9
PubChem CID3034397
DTXSIDDTXSID60894689
FormulaC21H20
Mol. Weight272.4 g/mol
SMILESCC1=C(C(=CC=C1)CC2=CC=CC=C2)CC3=CC=CC=C3

Data Sources

DTXSID608946892026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

30343972026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/3034397/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/3034397.json

26898-17-92026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 26898-17-92026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv