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Benzene, ethylenated, by-products from

CAS 68608-82-2

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

Molecular structure of 68608-82-2
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$35M
Top sourceSouth Africa 72%

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 270799 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 270799, which covers 26 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ZA 72%South AfricaCA 11%CanadaES 6%SpainNL 3%NetherlandsIT 2%Italy
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Eastman Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Heat transferring agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS68608-82-2
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID8028767
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Benzene, ethylenated, by-products from (CAS 68608-82-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68608-82-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8028767. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8028767 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68608-82-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68608-82-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 270799 for CAS 68608-82-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/