Benzene, ethylenated, by-products from

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

Molecular structure of 68608-82-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$35M
Top SourceSouth Africa 72%

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 270799 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 270799, which covers 14 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ZA 72%South AfricaCA 11%CanadaES 6%SpainNL 3%NetherlandsIT 2%Italy
EPA-registered importers (1)
The Dow Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Functional fluids (closed systems) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Heat transferring agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Heat transferring agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS68608-82-2
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID8028767
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID80287672026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68608-82-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 68608-82-22026-04-25

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

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

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