Propylene glycol monoethyl ether

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

Molecular structure of 52125-53-8
US ProductionCBI

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

EPA-registered importers (6)
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Allchem Industries Holding
Brown Chemical
Flint Group Packaging Inks North America Holdings
Shell Chemical
Show all 6
The Dow Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
  • Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS52125-53-8
PubChem CID93269
DTXSIDDTXSID3024283
FormulaC5H12O2
Mol. Weight104.15 g/mol
SMILESCCC(O)OCC

Data Sources

DTXSID30242832026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

932692026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/93269/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/93269.json

52125-53-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 52125-53-82026-04-25

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

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