2-Butanol
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$100M
Top SourceNetherlands 78%
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 290514 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 290514, which covers 3 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
NL 78%NetherlandsGB 16%United KingdomIT 2%ItalyBR 1%BrazilIN 1%India
- China
- Poland
- Saudi Arabia
- Canada
- South Africa
- Taiwan
- Switzerland
- Belgium
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Altivia Specialty Chemicals
EPA-registered importers (8)
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
Allchem Industries Holding
Basf
Brenntag
ExxonMobil
Show all 8
Greenchem Industries
Tr International Trading
Univar Solutions
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthEnergyTransportationMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 11 sectors as 10 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Dispersing agent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Printing Ink Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (94%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Functional fluids (closed systems) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Functional fluids (closed systems) in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (99%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
Vendor Pricing
$0.26/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)
CountryUnited States
Pack$130.00 / 500 g
PurityNo data available
Vendors8 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA BLOCKS (1 week) | United States | $0.46 | 500 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $19.80 | 5 g | 99.5% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $24.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $460.00 | 250 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC | United States | $58000.00 | 5 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS78-92-2
PubChem CID6568
DTXSIDDTXSID9021762
FormulaC4H10O
Mol. Weight74.12 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)O
Data Sources
DTXSID90217622026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
65682026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6568/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6568.json
78-92-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 78-92-22026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv