Dodecanedioic acid

CAS 693-23-2

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$139M

Top sourceChina 67%

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 291719 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291719, which covers 176 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).

CN 67%ChinaCA 13%CanadaAT 4%AustriaIN 4%IndiaJP 4%Japan

Taiwan
Netherlands
Switzerland
Mexico
South Africa
Denmark
Malaysia
Ukraine
Colombia
Hong Kong
Slovakia

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.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

Dupont Specialty Products Usa

Emery Oleochemicals

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.

Blaser Swisslube Ag · CH Switzerland

Ems-Chemie Ag · CH Switzerland

Blaser Swisslube Holding

Ems-Chemie (North America)

Recochem

Show all 6

Wego Chemical Group

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore 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 10 sectors as 8 functional roles.

•Monomers in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
•Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (15%)Processing as a reactant
•Binder in Adhesive Manufacturing (25%)Processing as a reactant
•Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (25%)Processing as a reactant
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (25%)Processing as a reactant
•Anti-freeze agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (5%)Processing—repackaging
•Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Intermediate in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$9.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.02	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.03	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.03	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.03	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.04	1 kg	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.04	500 g	98%
Chemscene	United States	$0.05	1 kg	—
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.06	500 g	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.06	1 kg	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.08	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.10	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.14	500 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.18	500 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.18	500 g	99%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.22	1 kg	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.27	100 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1.00	100 g	98%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$10.00	25 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$360.00	1 g	90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS693-23-2

PubChem CID12736

DTXSIDDTXSID3027297

FormulaC12H22O4

Mol. Weight230.3 g/mol

SMILESC(CCCCCC(=O)O)CCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3027297Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 12736Retrieved 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

Dodecanedioic acid (CAS 693-23-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/693-23-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3027297. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3027297 PubChem: 12736. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12736 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 693-23-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 693-23-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291719 for CAS 693-23-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/