Polypropylene glycol triethanolamine ether (3:1)

CAS 37208-53-0

Poly[oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)], α,α',α''-(nitrilotri-2,1-ethanediyl)tris[ω-hydroxy-

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$524M

Top sourceSouth Korea 27%

EPA exempts this chemical from its production survey.

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 390729 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 390729, which covers 46 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).

KR 27%South KoreaDE 13%GermanyCN 11%ChinaJP 9%JapanCH 8%Switzerland

Brazil
Sweden
Argentina
India
Austria
Saudi Arabia
Poland
United Arab Emirates
Ireland
Latvia
Czech Republic
Bulgaria
Norway
Hungary
Denmark
Finland
Australia
Indonesia
Slovakia
Lithuania
Israel
Georgia
Costa Rica
Luxembourg
Romania
Philippines
Greece

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS37208-53-0

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID601012638

Formula(C3H6)n(C3H6)n(C3H6)nC6H15NO6

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESOCCCOCCN(CCOCCCO)CCOCCCO |lp:0:2,4:2,7:1,10:2,14:2,17:2,21:2,Sg:n:3,2,1::ht,Sg:n:18,19,20::ht,Sg:n:11,12,13::ht|

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Polypropylene glycol triethanolamine ether (3:1) (CAS 37208-53-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/37208-53-0/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 37208-53-0. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 390729 for CAS 37208-53-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/