Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me, 3-hydroxypropyl Me, ethoxylated

CAS 68937-54-2

Molecular structure of 68937-54-2
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$1.2B
Top sourceGermany 21%

EPA exempts this chemical from its production survey.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 390729, 391000 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 390729, 391000, which covers 64 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 21%GermanyJP 17%JapanKR 14%South KoreaCN 11%ChinaCA 9%Canada

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS68937-54-2
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID60894563
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

Brief citations

Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me, 3-hydroxypropyl Me, ethoxylated (CAS 68937-54-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68937-54-2/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 68937-54-2. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 390729,391000 for CAS 68937-54-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/