Hydrocarbons, C4, ethane-propane-cracked

CAS 68187-60-0

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$358M

Top sourceCanada 98%

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 271114 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 271114, which covers 15 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 98%CanadaMX 2%Mexico

Italy
China
Japan
Austria

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

ExxonMobil

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS68187-60-0

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID4028412

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4028412Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

Hydrocarbons, C4, ethane-propane-cracked (CAS 68187-60-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68187-60-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4028412. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4028412 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68187-60-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 271114 for CAS 68187-60-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/