Benzenemethanol, 5-[1-methyl-1-[4-(2-oxiranylmethoxy)phenyl]ethyl]-2-(2-oxiranylmethoxy)-

CAS 3188-83-8

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$87M

Top sourceChina 27%

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 291090 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291090, which covers 69 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 27%ChinaJP 26%JapanIT 15%ItalyDE 6%GermanyIN 5%India

Ukraine
Singapore
Canada
Finland
Belgium
Spain

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Huntsman

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

•Adhesives and sealant chemicals in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS3188-83-8

PubChem CID62489

DTXSIDDTXSID00883916

FormulaC22H26O5

Mol. Weight370.4 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(C1=CC=C(C=C1)OCC2CO2)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)OCC4CO4)CO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID00883916Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 62489Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Benzenemethanol, 5-[1-methyl-1-[4-(2-oxiranylmethoxy)phenyl]ethyl]-2-(2-oxiranylmethoxy)- (CAS 3188-83-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3188-83-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID00883916. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID00883916 PubChem: 62489. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/62489 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3188-83-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3188-83-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291090 for CAS 3188-83-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/