Benzene, methylbis(phenylmethyl)-

CAS 26898-17-9

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$68M

Top sourceIndia 35%

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 290290 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290290, which covers 171 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IN 35%IndiaTW 11%TaiwanES 10%SpainDE 10%GermanyCN 8%China

Czech Republic
Netherlands
Switzerland
Pakistan
United Kingdom
Austria
Denmark
Indonesia
Lithuania
Hong Kong
Finland

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Eastman Chemical

Totalenergies Marketing Usa

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Arkema

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

•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

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID60894689Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 3034397Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Benzene, methylbis(phenylmethyl)- (CAS 26898-17-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/26898-17-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID60894689. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID60894689 PubChem: 3034397. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3034397 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 26898-17-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 26898-17-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290290 for CAS 26898-17-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/