2,6-Dimethylphenol

CAS 576-26-1

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$33M

Top sourceGermany 29%

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 290719 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290719, which covers 116 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 29%GermanyIN 26%IndiaCN 19%ChinaIT 9%ItalyCH 5%Switzerland

Mexico
Poland
South Korea
Canada
Russia
Ukraine
Hong Kong
Malaysia
United Kingdom

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Sasol · ZA South Africa

Sasol Chemicals (Usa)

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.

Si Group

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConstructionPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore 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 7 functional roles.

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
•Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Cleaning agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
•Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
•Solvent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (0%)Processing as a reactant
•Fuel in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
•Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
•Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)

CountryGermany

Pack$730.29 / 10 kg

Purity99%

Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.07	10 kg	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.11	500 g	99%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.12	500 g	99%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.15	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.21	500 g	99%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$10.00	10 g	95%
Specs	Netherlands	$181.26	5 g	90%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$460.00	250 mg	95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)	United States	$1600.00	500 mg	—
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$1680.00	500 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS576-26-1

PubChem CID11335

DTXSIDDTXSID9024063

FormulaC8H10O

Mol. Weight122.16 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9024063Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11335Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
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

2,6-Dimethylphenol (CAS 576-26-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/576-26-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9024063. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9024063 PubChem: 11335. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11335 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 576-26-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 576-26-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290719 for CAS 576-26-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/