(L)-(-)-Ethyl lactate

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

Molecular structure of 687-47-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$78M
Top SourceNetherlands 33%

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 291811 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291811, which covers 12 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
NL 33%NetherlandsBE 14%BelgiumES 13%SpainCN 12%ChinaIT 9%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Archer Daniels Midland
EPA-registered importers (5)
Jsr · JP Japan
Sumitomo Chemical · JP Japan
Jsr Micro
Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies
Tarr

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Cleaning agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$787.69 / 25 kg
Purity98%
Vendors9 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

8 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0325 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.271 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.281 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.33500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.48500 g99%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS687-47-8
PubChem CID92831
DTXSIDDTXSID9042336
FormulaC5H10O3
Mol. Weight118.13 g/mol
SMILESCCOC(=O)C(C)O

Data Sources

DTXSID90423362026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

928312026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/92831/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/92831.json

687-47-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 687-47-82026-04-25

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

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

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