Benzene, (1-methylethyl)-, oxidized, polyphenyl residues

CAS 68333-89-1

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$2M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceCanada 46%

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 382561 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero
2019: US production 48.9M lb · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 382561, which covers 5 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 46%CanadaMX 42%MexicoPL 10%PolandIN 1%India

China

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Shell Plc · GB United Kingdom

Shell Petroleum

Why It Matters

Sectors

Energy

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

•Fuel agents in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68333-89-1

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID8029783

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8029783Retrieved 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

Benzene, (1-methylethyl)-, oxidized, polyphenyl residues (CAS 68333-89-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68333-89-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8029783. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8029783 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68333-89-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68333-89-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 382561 for CAS 68333-89-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/