Propylene glycol diacetate

CAS 623-84-7

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$123M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceIndia 31%

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. 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 291539 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 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).

IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom

Indonesia
Costa Rica
South Korea
Netherlands
Canada
Paraguay
Madagascar
South Africa
Vietnam
Slovakia
Hong Kong
Israel
Singapore
Argentina
Ukraine

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.

Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors

Textiles

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

•Diluent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$31.00 / 1 kg

Purity98%

Vendors17 available

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

16 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.03	1 kg	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.04	500 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.04	1 kg	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.05	500 g	98%
Chemscene	United States	$0.05	1 kg	—
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.06	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.06	500 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.07	1 kg	—
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.07	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.19	100 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$0.20	500 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.25	100 g	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.30	500 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.74	100 g	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS623-84-7

PubChem CID12198

DTXSIDDTXSID9044827

FormulaC7H12O4

Mol. Weight160.17 g/mol

SMILESCC(COC(=O)C)OC(=O)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9044827Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 12198Retrieved 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

Propylene glycol diacetate (CAS 623-84-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/623-84-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9044827. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9044827 PubChem: 12198. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12198 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 623-84-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 623-84-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 623-84-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/