Dichloromethane
Drug ingredientCAS 75-09-2
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$9M
Top sourceGermany 77%
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.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 290312 · exact
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
DE 77%GermanyIN 6%IndiaCN 6%ChinaIL 4%IsraelKR 3%South Korea
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Belgium
- Australia
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Carestream Health
Lacamas Laboratories
Occidental Petroleum
Olin
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (8)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
3M
Cellmark Basic Materials
Chemical Distribution Network
Crh Americas
Emd Holding
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Parker-Hannifin
Polyventive
Solvay
EPA-registered importers (18)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Greenfield Global · CA Canada
Allchem Industries Holding
Arkema
Brenntag
Colonial Group
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Daxx
Emco Chemical Distributors
Geocycle
Greenchem Industries
Greenfield Global Usa
H.B. Fuller
Honeywell International (123312)
M.A.Global Resources
Norman, Fox &
Soyventis North America
Starchem Usa
Systech Environmental
Tedia
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthFoodConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Insecticides/Pest/Food Additives Detox
- •Additox
- •Addiclenz
- •Lipotox
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 18 sectors as 8 functional roles.
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Pharmaceutical and Medicine ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Refrigerants in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (75%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Laboratory chemicals in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Cleaning agent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Fuel in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing—repackaging
- •Cleaning agent in Petrochemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging
- •Solvent in Machinery ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Cleaning agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Laboratory chemicals in Services (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in Wholesale and Retail TradeNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Waterproofing agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Adhesive Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS75-09-2
PubChem CID6344
DTXSIDDTXSID0020868
FormulaCH2Cl2
Mol. Weight84.93 g/mol
SMILESC(Cl)Cl
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0020868Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 6344Retrieved 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
Dichloromethane (CAS 75-09-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/75-09-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0020868. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0020868 PubChem: 6344. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6344 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 75-09-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 75-09-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290312 for CAS 75-09-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/