2-Mercaptoethanol
Drug ingredientCAS 60-24-2
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 293090 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 418 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Israel
- Croatia
- Ukraine
- Slovakia
- United Arab Emirates
- Ireland
- Poland
- Lithuania
- Brazil
- Singapore
- Australia
- Armenia
- Hong Kong
- Vietnam
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Greece
- Russia
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Why It Matters
Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Lawn and Garden Detox 6026
Industrial Uses
Used in 3 sectors as 4 functional roles.
- •Chain transfer agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
8 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.07 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.29 | 500 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $1.19 | 100 g | 98% |
| 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
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4026343Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 1567Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
2-Mercaptoethanol (CAS 60-24-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/60-24-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4026343. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4026343 PubChem: 1567. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1567 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 60-24-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 60-24-2. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293090 for CAS 60-24-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/