Propylene glycol monoethyl ether

CAS 52125-53-8

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.

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

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

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (4)

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

Allchem Industries Holding

Flint Group Packaging Inks North America Holdings

Fujifilm Holdings America

Shell Petroleum

EPA-registered importers (3)

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

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Daxx

Why It Matters

Sectors

TransportationMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore 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 7 sectors as 6 functional roles.

•Heat stabilizer in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
•Solvent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Dispersing agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (33%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (34%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
•Solvent in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS52125-53-8

PubChem CID93269

DTXSIDDTXSID3024283

FormulaC5H12O2

Mol. Weight104.15 g/mol

SMILESCCC(O)OCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3024283Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 93269Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Propylene glycol monoethyl ether (CAS 52125-53-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/52125-53-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3024283. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3024283 PubChem: 93269. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/93269 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 52125-53-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 52125-53-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting