2-Ethylhexyl 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoate

CAS 70969-70-9

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$384M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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. 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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 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).

MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Singapore
Austria
United Kingdom
Philippines
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
Israel
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Norway
Poland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Russia

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Milliken &

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer ProductsPaints & Coatings

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

•Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$395.00/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$395.00 / 1 g

Purity95%

Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$576.00	1 g	95%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$580.00	1 g	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$1142.00	1 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$2180.00	250 mg	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$2412.00	250 mg	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$3476.00	250 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS70969-70-9

PubChem CID116723

DTXSIDDTXSID60867974

FormulaC17H34O2

Mol. Weight270.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCC(CC)COC(=O)CC(C)CC(C)(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID60867974Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 116723Retrieved 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

2-Ethylhexyl 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoate (CAS 70969-70-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/70969-70-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID60867974. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID60867974 PubChem: 116723. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/116723 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 70969-70-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 70969-70-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 70969-70-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/