Acetoin

CAS 513-86-0

2-Butanone, 3-hydroxy-

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$90M

Top sourceGermany 36%

EPA lists this chemical for 2023 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 291440 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Not published · Imports Not published

These shares come from HS customs code 291440, which covers 35 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).

DE 36%GermanyBE 32%BelgiumCN 13%ChinaTW 7%TaiwanBR 5%Brazil

Switzerland
Hong Kong
Japan
India
Canada
Israel
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Spain
Ukraine

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.

Reckitt Benckiser

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)

CountryGermany

Pack$1709.71 / 25 kg

Purity95%

Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.07	25 kg	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.20	500 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.26	500 g	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.32	1 kg	96%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.76	25 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.79	100 g	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$2.00	25 g	95%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$24.00	10 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%
Asinex	Netherlands	$6461.40	100 mg	90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS513-86-0

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID0024399

FormulaC4H8O2

Mol. Weight88.106 g/mol

SMILESCC(O)C(C)=O

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
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

Acetoin (CAS 513-86-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/513-86-0/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 513-86-0. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 513-86-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291440 for CAS 513-86-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/