Isoprene

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

Molecular structure of 78-79-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$168M
Top SourceSouth Korea 29%

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 290124 · exact

Source Countries
KR 29%South KoreaBR 29%BrazilCA 21%CanadaNL 8%NetherlandsTW 6%Taiwan
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Shell · GB United Kingdom
ExxonMobil
Shell Chemical
EPA-registered importers (12)
Continental · DE Germany
Mitsui & · JP Japan
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Sojitz · JP Japan
Contitech Usa
Show all 12
Dexco Polymers
Kraton
Mitsui & Co. (U. S. A.)
Shell Chemical
Sojitz Corporation Of America
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Tribute Energy

Why It Matters

Sectors
TransportationConstructionPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Monomers in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail Trade (10%)Processing—repackaging
  • Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.11/gA2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)
CountryUnited States
Pack$57.00 / 500 g
PurityNo data available
Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$0.1210 kg
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.15500 g
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)United States$0.35500 g95%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$0.37500 g
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$5.2550 g
Sigma-AldrichGermany$5.2550 g
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg

Chemical Identity

CAS78-79-5
PubChem CID6557
DTXSIDDTXSID2020761
FormulaC5H8
Mol. Weight68.12 g/mol
SMILESCC(=C)C=C

Data Sources

DTXSID20207612026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65572026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6557/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6557.json

78-79-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 78-79-52026-04-25

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

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