1,2-Ethanediol, polyethylene terephthalate manufg. purifn. residues

CAS 68911-06-8

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.

Top sourceNo public record

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Dupont Teijin Films

Huntsman

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberCore 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 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS68911-06-8

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID8029496

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8029496Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

1,2-Ethanediol, polyethylene terephthalate manufg. purifn. residues (CAS 68911-06-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68911-06-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8029496. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8029496 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68911-06-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68911-06-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting