2-Ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol
CAS 77-99-6
U.S. production volumes are classified 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$20M
Top sourceGermany 56%
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 290541 · 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 56%GermanySE 34%SwedenCN 8%ChinaTW 1%Taiwan
- Belgium
- Japan
- Singapore
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden
Louisiana Pigment
Perstorp Polyols
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (6)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Allnex Usa
Aurorium
Chemours
Polyventive
Quaker Houghton
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Silver Fern Chemical
EPA-registered importers (17)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha · JP Japan
Sojitz · JP Japan
Venator Materials Plc · GB United Kingdom
Basf
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Catalynt Solutions
Dupont Specialty Products Usa
Hp
Isk Americas Incorporated
Kronos Worldwide
Lanxess
Sojitz Corporation Of America
Soyventis North America
Starchem Usa
The Sherwin Williams
Venator Materials
Wego Chemical Group
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyWaterTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
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 19 sectors as 10 functional roles.
- •Pigment in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Plastics Product Manufacturing (21%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (49%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (9%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Wholesale and Retail Trade (7%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (45%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Polymerization promoter in Rubber Product Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (18%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (24%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Utilities (2%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Dispersing agent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Wood Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Monomers in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Monomers in Wood Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
- •Hardener in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Custom Compounding of Purchased ResinsProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Construction (3%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Waterproofing agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$5.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors22 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
21 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.01 | 500 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.04 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.04 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Manchester Organics | United Kingdom | $0.06 | 250 g | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.06 | 3 kg | 97% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.06 | 3 kg | 97% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.09 | 100 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.22 | 100 g | 95% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.29 | 100 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.70 | 100 g | 95% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $10.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| ChemDiv, Inc. | United States | $4070.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
CAS77-99-6
PubChem CID6510
DTXSIDDTXSID2026448
FormulaC6H14O3
Mol. Weight134.17 g/mol
SMILESCCC(CO)(CO)CO
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2026448Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 6510Retrieved 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
2-Ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol (CAS 77-99-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/77-99-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2026448. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2026448 PubChem: 6510. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6510 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 77-99-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 77-99-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290541 for CAS 77-99-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/