1-Propanol
CAS 71-23-8
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.
Import value, 2024$153M
Top sourceCanada 59%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 290512 · narrow
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 290512, which covers 2 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).
CA 59%CanadaTW 15%TaiwanZA 12%South AfricaKR 6%South KoreaNL 2%Netherlands
- Germany
- Jordan
- United Kingdom
- Turkey
- Italy
- Israel
- Belgium
- Mexico
- Switzerland
- Malaysia
- Poland
- Brazil
- Austria
- Spain
- Czech Republic
- Sweden
- Hungary
- Ireland
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Archer Daniels Midland
Dow Chemical
Eastman Chemical
Oq Chemicals
Solvchem
Show all 6
Tri-Chem Industries
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (5)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Allchem Industries Holding
Cellmark Basic Materials
Flint Group Packaging Inks North America Holdings
Norman, Fox &
Texmark Chemicals
EPA-registered importers (9)
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
Heraeus Holding Gmbh · DE Germany
Ambyth Chemical
Basf
Greenchem Industries
Show all 9
Heraeus
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Stahl Usa
Systech Environmental
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureWaterTransportationConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore 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 15 sectors as 10 functional roles.
- •Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat transferring agent in Printing and Related Support Activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing—repackaging
- •Solvent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Defoamer in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Dye in Paper ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Fuel in Petrochemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Insulators in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.02/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$459.18 / 20 kg
Purity99%
Vendors8 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
7 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.02 | 20 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.30 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.30 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.34 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks) | United States | $1146.00 | 500 mg | — |
| AA BLOCKS (2 weeks) | United States | $1198.00 | 500 mg | — |
Chemical Identity
CAS71-23-8
PubChem CID1031
DTXSIDDTXSID2021739
FormulaC3H8O
Mol. Weight60.1 g/mol
SMILESCCCO
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2021739Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 1031Retrieved 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
Brief citations
1-Propanol (CAS 71-23-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/71-23-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2021739. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2021739 PubChem: 1031. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1031 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 71-23-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 71-23-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290512 for CAS 71-23-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/