Bis(2-(2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl) adipate

CAS 65520-46-9

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 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 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 importers (2)

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

Safic-Alcan · FR France

Chemspec

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberConsumer Products

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 4 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Plasticizer in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
•Plasticizer in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Wholesale and Retail Trade (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS65520-46-9

PubChem CID103409

DTXSIDDTXSID4070326

FormulaC26H50O10

Mol. Weight522.7 g/mol

SMILESCCCCOCCOCCOCCOC(=O)CCCCC(=O)OCCOCCOCCOCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4070326Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 103409Retrieved 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-(2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl) adipate (CAS 65520-46-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/65520-46-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4070326. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4070326 PubChem: 103409. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/103409 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 65520-46-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 65520-46-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291712 for CAS 65520-46-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/