1,3-Dioxolane

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

Molecular structure of 646-06-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$3.5B
Top SourceIreland 57%

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 293299 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293299, which covers 27 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IE 57%IrelandNL 24%NetherlandsCH 8%SwitzerlandCN 5%ChinaIT 2%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Celanese
EPA-registered importers (4)
Callahan Chemical
Cellmark Usa, Llc.
Special Materials
Univar Solutions

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (67%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvent in Adhesive Manufacturing (7%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (45%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gFluorochem UK
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$371.80 / 10 kg
Purity99.9%
Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.271 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.281 kg98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.8025 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
AsinexNetherlands$6461.40100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS646-06-0
PubChem CID12586
DTXSIDDTXSID4027284
FormulaC3H6O2
Mol. Weight74.08 g/mol
SMILESC1COCO1

Data Sources

DTXSID40272842026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

125862026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/12586/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/12586.json

646-06-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 646-06-02026-04-25

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

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