Alkyl (C12-C14) glycidyl ether
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$6.1B
Top SourceJapan 32%
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 382499 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 382499, which covers 151 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China
- Liechtenstein
- Indonesia
- Chile
- Ireland
- Vietnam
- Austria
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Israel
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Turkey
- Denmark
- South Africa
- Philippines
- Norway
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
- Slovenia
- Morocco
- Monaco
- Saudi Arabia
- Finland
- Argentina
- Egypt
- Oman
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Qatar
- Ukraine
- Lebanon
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Costa Rica
- Belarus
- Hong Kong
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Cambodia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Uruguay
- Romania
- Tunisia
- Peru
- Zimbabwe
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Armenia
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.
Arnette Polymers
Cargill, Incorporated
The Procter & Gamble
EPA-registered importers (9)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Kemper System Unternehmensverwaltungsgesellschaft Mbh · DE Germany
Aalborz Chemical
Evonik
Gurit (Usa)
Hexion Holdings
Show all 9
Kemper System America
Lintech International
Olin
Uzin Utz
Why It Matters
Sectors
ElectronicsConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 7 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in Adhesive Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat stabilizer in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Construction (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity adjustors in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Wholesale and Retail Trade (18%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Wholesale and Retail Trade (18%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity adjustors in Wholesale and Retail Trade (18%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Wholesale and Retail Trade (18%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dye in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Diluent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Diluent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS68609-97-2
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID7028774
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID70287742026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68609-97-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68609-97-22026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv