Ethylene oxide

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

Molecular structure of 75-21-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$15M
Top SourceChina 32%

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 291010, 380859 · exact

Source Countries
CN 32%ChinaMX 26%MexicoDO 14%Dominican RepublicIT 9%ItalyCA 6%Canada
EPA-registered manufacturers (9)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Basf
Celanese
Huntsman
Show all 9
Lyondell Chemical
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Shell
The Dow Chemical
EPA-registered importers (1)
Nalco- An Ecolab

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 11 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail TradeUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (70%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Functional fluids (closed systems) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (3%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Surface active agents in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (16%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (14%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Surface active agents in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (32%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Construction (2%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Finishing agents in Paper Manufacturing (21%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS75-21-8
PubChem CID6354
DTXSIDDTXSID0020600
FormulaC2H4O
Mol. Weight44.05 g/mol
SMILESC1CO1

Data Sources

DTXSID00206002026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

63542026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6354/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6354.json

75-21-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 75-21-82026-04-25

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

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

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