Dicyclopentadiene

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

Molecular structure of 77-73-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$90M
Top SourceJapan 21%

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 290219 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290219, which covers 43 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 21%JapanBR 12%BrazilTW 12%TaiwanKR 11%South KoreaDE 9%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Sojitz · JP Japan
Jx Nippon Chemical Texas
Lyondell Chemical
Sojitz Corporation Of America
Texmark Chemicals
EPA-registered importers (12)
Ineos · GB United Kingdom
Mitsui & · JP Japan
Sojitz · JP Japan
Zeon · JP Japan
Aalborz Chemical
Show all 12
Ergon Chemicals
ExxonMobil
Ineos Enterprises Us Hold
Mitsui & Co. (U. S. A.)
Sojitz Corporation Of America
The Chemical
Zeon Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
TransportationPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Functional fluids (closed systems) in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Functional fluids (closed systems) in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (99%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.11/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$269.02 / 2.5 kg
PurityNo data available
Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.112.5 kg—
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$14.0025 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS77-73-6
PubChem CID6492
DTXSIDDTXSID5025023
FormulaC10H12
Mol. Weight132.2 g/mol
SMILESC1C=CC2C1C3CC2C=C3

Data Sources

DTXSID50250232026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

64922026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6492/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6492.json

77-73-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 77-73-62026-04-25

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

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

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