Butyl hydroxyacetate

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 7397-62-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$81M
Top SourceChina 35%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291819 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, which covers 27 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 35%ChinaIN 34%IndiaIT 9%ItalyDE 9%GermanyJP 4%Japan
EPA-registered importers (1)
Brenntag

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (96%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.21/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$103.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.21500 g97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.221 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.26500 g97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.29500 g97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.29500 g97%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.29100 g97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.30500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.32100 g97%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.60100 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.6925 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.28100 g97%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$36.001 g95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS7397-62-8
PubChem CID81882
DTXSIDDTXSID6044725
FormulaC6H12O3
Mol. Weight132.16 g/mol
SMILESCCCCOC(=O)CO

Data Sources

DTXSID60447252026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

818822026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/81882/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/81882.json

7397-62-82026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 7397-62-82026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv