Potassium 2-ethylhexanoate

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

Molecular structure of 3164-85-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$384M
Top SourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 180 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Chevron Usa
Dober Chemical
Ele
Omg Americas
EPA-registered importers (1)
Evonik

Why It Matters

Sectors
TransportationConstructionConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 7 functional roles.

  • •Drier in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Anti-freeze agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Catalyst in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Process regulators in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Propellants and blowing agents in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Process regulators in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Propellants and blowing agents in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Process regulators in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Propellants and blowing agents in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Insulators in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$19.00 / 500 g
Purity97%
Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.04500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.061 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.071 kg98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.08500 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.08500 g98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.091 kg—
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.091 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.091 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.13500 g98%
SynthonixUnited States$0.21100 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.39100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.42500 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.50100 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.13100 g95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS3164-85-0
PubChem CID23669619
DTXSIDDTXSID4027525
FormulaC8H15KO2
Mol. Weight182.3 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)C(=O)[O-].[K+]

Data Sources

DTXSID40275252026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

236696192026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23669619/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23669619.json

3164-85-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 3164-85-02026-04-25

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

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

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