Dimethyl carbonate
CAS 616-38-6
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$208M
Top sourceChina 28%
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 292090 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 292090, which covers 98 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).
CN 28%ChinaKR 17%South KoreaIT 13%ItalyIN 10%IndiaDE 9%Germany
- Poland
- Switzerland
- Ireland
- Canada
- Lithuania
- Netherlands
- Brazil
- Malaysia
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovakia
- Ukraine
- Turkey
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Allnex Usa
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (6)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Ambyth Chemical
Brenntag
Cellmark Basic Materials
Chemical Distribution Network
Emco Chemical Distributors
Show all 6
Kh Chemicals Na
EPA-registered importers (29)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Brenntag · DE Germany
Kcc · KR South Korea
Kowa · JP Japan
Mitsubishi Chemical Group · JP Japan
Novasol North America · CA Canada
Show all 29
Ube · JP Japan
Aalborz Chemical
Allchem Industries Holding
American River Brokerage
Brenntag Global Marketing
Catalynt Solutions
Greenchem Industries
Icc Industries
Kowa Holdings America
Lg Energy Solution Michigan
Mak Chemicals
Mitsubishi Chemical America
Mom Holding
Moses Lake Industries
Producers Chemical
Soulbrain Mi
Special Materials
Stahl Usa
Starchem Usa
Superior Industrial Solutions
Tesla
The Sherwin Williams
Ube America
Wego Chemical Group
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer 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 18 sectors as 7 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Adhesive Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Diluent in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Miscellaneous ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Wood Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Machinery ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Conductive agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Conductive agent in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Dispersing agent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.03/gFluorochem UK
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$80.08 / 2.5 kg
Purity99%
Vendors10 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.15 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.17 | 500 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.27 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.28 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $3.43 | 500 g | 99.9% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $3.43 | 500 g | 99.9% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
Chemical Identity
CAS616-38-6
PubChem CID12021
DTXSIDDTXSID9029192
FormulaC3H6O3
Mol. Weight90.08 g/mol
SMILESCOC(=O)OC
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9029192Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 12021Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Dimethyl carbonate (CAS 616-38-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/616-38-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9029192. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9029192 PubChem: 12021. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12021 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 616-38-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 616-38-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292090 for CAS 616-38-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/