Potassium 2-ethylhexanoate

CAS 3164-85-0

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$384M

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 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).

MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Singapore
Austria
United Kingdom
Philippines
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
Israel
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Norway
Poland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Russia

EPA-registered manufacturers (5)

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

Chevron

Dober Chemical

Ele

Milliken &

Old World Industries

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.

Dura Chemicals

Polymer Additves

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Patcham Fzc · AE United Arab Emirates

Patcham Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore 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

Used in 8 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Chemical reaction regulator in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Drier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Drier in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Catalyst in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Catalyst in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

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

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.04	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.06	1 kg	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.07	1 kg	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.08	500 g	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.08	500 g	98%
Chemscene	United States	$0.09	1 kg	—
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.09	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.09	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.11	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.13	500 g	98%
Synthonix	United States	$0.21	100 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.39	100 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.42	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.50	100 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.13	100 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS3164-85-0

PubChem CID23669619

DTXSIDDTXSID4027525

FormulaC8H15KO2

Mol. Weight182.3 g/mol

SMILESCCCCC(CC)C(=O)[O-].[K+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4027525Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23669619Retrieved 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

Potassium 2-ethylhexanoate (CAS 3164-85-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3164-85-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4027525. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4027525 PubChem: 23669619. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23669619 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3164-85-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3164-85-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 3164-85-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/