1,2,4-Butanetriol

CAS 3068-00-6

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$78M

Top sourceChina 68%

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 290549 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290549, which covers 12 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).

CN 68%ChinaIT 16%ItalyFI 7%FinlandIN 4%IndiaDE 4%Germany

Japan
Canada
Switzerland
Malaysia
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Mexico
Taiwan
Singapore
Slovakia

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Penn A Kem

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & Mining

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.38/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$190.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.38	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.39	100 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$2.49	100 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$3.32	100 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$50.00	1 g	—

Chemical Identity

CAS3068-00-6

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID8044416

FormulaC4H10O3

Mol. Weight106.121 g/mol

SMILESOCCC(O)CO

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
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

1,2,4-Butanetriol (CAS 3068-00-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3068-00-6/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 3068-00-6. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3068-00-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3068-00-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290549 for CAS 3068-00-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/