Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, 2-hydroxypropyl ester

CAS 58921-10-1

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$384M

Import volume61.2K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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.

Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, 2-hydroxypropyl ester · US import value by year

2013: $222M · Peak 2021: $1.6B · 2024: $384M · 2025: $365M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 61.2K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 53.5K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 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).

MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Singapore
Austria
United Kingdom
Philippines
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
Israel
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Norway
Poland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Russia

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Elementis

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paints & Coatings

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

•Emulsifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$730.00/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$730.00 / 1 g

Purity95%

Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$818.00	1 g	95%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$823.00	1 g	95%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$992.00	1 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)	United States	$1166.00	1 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$3264.00	250 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS58921-10-1

PubChem CID23497921

DTXSIDDTXSID50866719

FormulaC11H22O3

Mol. Weight202.29 g/mol

SMILESCCCCC(CC)C(=O)OCC(C)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID50866719Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23497921Retrieved 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

Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, 2-hydroxypropyl ester (CAS 58921-10-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/58921-10-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID50866719. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID50866719 PubChem: 23497921. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23497921 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 58921-10-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 58921-10-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 58921-10-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/