Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate

CAS 6422-86-2

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$316M

Top sourceSouth Korea 19%

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. 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 291739 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291739, which covers 103 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).

KR 19%South KoreaCN 19%ChinaIN 18%IndiaES 13%SpainCA 9%Canada

Netherlands
Malaysia
Colombia
Switzerland
Turkey
Germany
Peru
Brazil
Sweden
Belgium
Denmark
Czech Republic
Ukraine
Hong Kong

EPA-registered manufacturers (3)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Eastman Chemical

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (7)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Allchem Industries Holding

Alphagary

Cellmark Basic Materials

Colonial Group

Icc Industries

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Industrial Chemicals

The Chemical

EPA-registered importers (13)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Grupa Azoty Zak S A · PL Poland

Kh Chemicals International B V · NL Netherlands

Alac International

Bdp International

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Charter Brokerage

Greenchem Industries

Kh Chemicals Na

Mak Chemicals

Silver Fern Chemical

Soyventis North America

Wego Chemical Group

Wintersun International

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureConstructionPlastics & RubberPaints & 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 8 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Plasticizer in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Custom Compounding of Purchased ResinsProcessing—incorporation into article
•Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Softener and conditioner in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Filler in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$7.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.02	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.03	1 kg	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.03	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.03	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.03	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.04	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.04	1 kg	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.45	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.63	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.32	100 g	99%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$88.00	1 g	99.49%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS6422-86-2

PubChem CID22932

DTXSIDDTXSID7027625

FormulaC24H38O4

Mol. Weight390.6 g/mol

SMILESCCCCC(CC)COC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OCC(CC)CCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7027625Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 22932Retrieved 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

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate (CAS 6422-86-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6422-86-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7027625. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7027625 PubChem: 22932. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/22932 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 6422-86-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 6422-86-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291739 for CAS 6422-86-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/