1-Hexanol, 2-ethyl-, manuf. of, by-products from, distn. residues

CAS 68609-68-7

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

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 Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

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 (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

Nalco- An Ecolab

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Clariant

EPA-registered importers (4)

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

Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden

Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium

Perstorp Polyols

Solvay

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConstructionMetals & MiningCore Chemicals

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 6 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Flotation agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Flotation agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Flotation agent in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Solvent in Wood Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Solvent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (0%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Wood Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS68609-68-7

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID1052878

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1052878Retrieved 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

1-Hexanol, 2-ethyl-, manuf. of, by-products from, distn. residues (CAS 68609-68-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68609-68-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1052878. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1052878 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68609-68-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68609-68-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 382561 for CAS 68609-68-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/