Dimethyl adipate
CAS 627-93-0
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$49M
Top sourceCanada 36%
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 291712 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291712, which covers 34 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).
CA 36%CanadaBR 27%BrazilKR 10%South KoreaIN 6%IndiaNL 5%Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Switzerland
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.
Ascend Performance Materials
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Aceto Us
Delta Carbona
ExxonMobil
EPA-registered importers (8)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom
Catalynt Solutions
Greenchem Industries
Lanxess
P&G
Show all 8
Reckitt Benckiser
Silver Fern Chemical
The Sherwin Williams
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore 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 14 sectors as 12 functional roles.
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbent in Paper ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Thickening agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Wood Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Plastics Product ManufacturingNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—repackaging
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Plastics Product ManufacturingNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
Vendor Pricing
$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$8.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors22 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 500 g | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.03 | 500 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.04 | 500 g | 95% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.09 | 500 g | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.14 | 500 g | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.21 | 100 g | 99% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.22 | 500 g | 99.98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.28 | 500 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.32 | 500 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.32 | 500 g | 99% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $10.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $460.00 | 250 mg | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $9000.00 | 10 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $10500.00 | 10 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS627-93-0
PubChem CID12329
DTXSIDDTXSID8025096
FormulaC8H14O4
Mol. Weight174.19 g/mol
SMILESCOC(=O)CCCCC(=O)OC
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8025096Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 12329Retrieved 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 adipate (CAS 627-93-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/627-93-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8025096. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8025096 PubChem: 12329. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12329 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 627-93-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 627-93-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291712 for CAS 627-93-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/