Tributyl borate
CAS 688-74-4
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 292090 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Zero
- 2019
- US production 132.4K lb · Imports Zero
These shares come from HS customs code 292090, which covers 98 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Poland
- Switzerland
- Ireland
- Canada
- Lithuania
- Netherlands
- Brazil
- Malaysia
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovakia
- Ukraine
- Turkey
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
15 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 500 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.04 | 500 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.05 | 500 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.05 | 500 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 98% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.07 | 500 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.07 | 1 kg | — |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.08 | 500 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 95% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $3.08 | 25 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $34.32 | 250 mg | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9026184Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 12712Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Tributyl borate (CAS 688-74-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/688-74-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9026184. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9026184 PubChem: 12712. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12712 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 688-74-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 688-74-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292090 for CAS 688-74-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/