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Aromatic hydrocarbons, C8, o-xylene-lean

CAS 68650-36-2

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

Molecular structure of 68650-36-2
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$533M
Top sourceSouth Korea 58%

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 270730, 290244 · narrow

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

These shares come from HS customs code 270730, 290244, which covers 2 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 58%South KoreaJP 22%JapanCA 11%CanadaBE 3%BelgiumDE 2%Germany
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Koch Industries

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS68650-36-2
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID5028792
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Aromatic hydrocarbons, C8, o-xylene-lean (CAS 68650-36-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68650-36-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5028792. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5028792 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68650-36-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 270730,290244 for CAS 68650-36-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/