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tert-Butyl alcohol

CAS 75-65-0

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

Molecular structure of 75-65-0
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$100M
Top sourceNetherlands 78%

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. 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 290514 · narrow

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290514, which covers 3 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
NL 78%NetherlandsGB 16%United KingdomIT 2%ItalyBR 1%BrazilIN 1%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (8)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Indorama Netherlands Bv · NL Netherlands
United Initiators Gmbh · DE Germany
Basf
Biourja Renewables
Show all 8
Indorama Ventures Usa Holdings
Lyondell Chemical
United Initiators
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (5)
Allchem Industries Holding
Brenntag
Target
Tartan Oil
Wego Chemical Group
EPA-registered importers (5)
Brenntag · DE Germany
Kuraray · JP Japan
Brenntag Global Marketing
Kuraray Holdings U.S.A.
Snf Holding

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthEnergyMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (89%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (11%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Viscosity modifiers in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Monomers in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Fuel in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (6%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$9.60/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)
CountryUnited States
Pack$96.00 / 10 g
Purity95%
Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$90000.002 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS75-65-0
PubChem CID6386
DTXSIDDTXSID8020204
FormulaC4H10O
Mol. Weight74.12 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

tert-Butyl alcohol (CAS 75-65-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/75-65-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8020204. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8020204 PubChem: 6386. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6386 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 75-65-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 75-65-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290514 for CAS 75-65-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/