Ethylene glycol acrylate phthalate

CAS 30697-40-6

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$28M

Top sourceIndia 39%

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 291734 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291734, which covers 34 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 39%IndiaCA 27%CanadaKR 8%South KoreaJP 6%JapanDE 6%Germany

Taiwan
Czech Republic
Turkey
United Kingdom

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Arkema

Igm Resins Charlotte

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & Coatings

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

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Photosensitizers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Photosensitizers in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Tanning agents not otherwise specified in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS30697-40-6

PubChem CID121743

DTXSIDDTXSID00865555

FormulaC13H12O6

Mol. Weight264.23 g/mol

SMILESC=CC(=O)OCCOC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID00865555Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 121743Retrieved 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

Ethylene glycol acrylate phthalate (CAS 30697-40-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/30697-40-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID00865555. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID00865555 PubChem: 121743. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/121743 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 30697-40-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 30697-40-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291734 for CAS 30697-40-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/