Di-tert-butyl polysulfides

CAS 68937-96-2

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.

Import value, 2024$6.8B

Top sourceJapan 30%

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 381129, 382499, 391190 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 381129, 382499, 391190, which covers 250 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

JP 30%JapanKR 25%South KoreaDE 9%GermanyCA 8%CanadaCN 5%China

Sweden
Liechtenstein
Indonesia
Austria
Chile
Ireland
Vietnam
Brazil
Colombia
Israel
Australia
Denmark
United Arab Emirates
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey
South Africa
Philippines
Norway
Hungary
Czech Republic
El Salvador
New Zealand
Slovenia
Morocco
Slovakia
Monaco
Saudi Arabia
Finland
Argentina
Egypt
Oman
Portugal
Qatar
Hong Kong
Ukraine
Lebanon
Estonia
Serbia
Costa Rica
Belarus
Trinidad and Tobago
Croatia
Luxembourg
Cambodia
Bulgaria
Peru
Greece
Uruguay
Dominican Republic
Romania
Ecuador
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
Honduras
Georgia
Malta
Sri Lanka
Jamaica
Armenia
Latvia

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

EPA-registered importers (6)

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

Arkema

Brenntag Lubricants

Chevron Phillips Chemical

ExxonMobil

Lanxess

Show all 6

Newmarket

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConsumer Products

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 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Catalyst in Petroleum RefineriesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68937-96-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID4029515

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4029515Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

Di-tert-butyl polysulfides (CAS 68937-96-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68937-96-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4029515. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4029515 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68937-96-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68937-96-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 381129,382499,391190 for CAS 68937-96-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/