1,6-Hexanediol

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 629-11-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$82M
Top SourceGermany 18%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290539 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290539, which covers 28 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 18%GermanyKR 16%South KoreaBR 11%BrazilTW 8%TaiwanMX 7%Mexico
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
EPA-registered importers (6)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Ube Industries · JP Japan
Basf
Hp
Lanxess
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Ube America

Why It Matters

Sectors
TransportationPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (97%)Processing as a reactant
  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Monomers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$5.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors25 available

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

24 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.01500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.021 kg99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.031 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.041 kg99%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.041 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.05500 g99%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.061 kg95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.07500 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.071 kg99.98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.072.5 kg97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.07500 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.082.5 kg97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.082.5 kg97%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.122.5 kg97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.13500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.16500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.54250 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS629-11-8
PubChem CID12374
DTXSIDDTXSID1027265
FormulaC6H14O2
Mol. Weight118.17 g/mol
SMILESC(CCCO)CCO

Data Sources

DTXSID10272652026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

123742026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/12374/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/12374.json

629-11-82026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 629-11-82026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv