1-Amino-2-propanol

CAS 78-96-6

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$197M

Top sourceChina 36%

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 292219 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 167 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 36%ChinaIT 15%ItalyDE 14%GermanyIN 7%IndiaHU 5%Hungary

Saudi Arabia
Lithuania
Canada
Ukraine
Israel
Singapore
Mexico
Ireland
Netherlands
Malaysia
Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Latvia
Greece
Austria

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.

Dow Chemical

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Lowe Chemical

Polyventive

Sasol Chemicals (Usa)

EPA-registered importers (10)

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

Blaser Swisslube Ag · CH Switzerland

Basf

Blaser Swisslube Holding

Brenntag

Show all 10

Brenntag Lubricants

Palmer Holland

S.C. Johnson & Son

Starchem Usa

Wego Chemical Group

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyElectronicsMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore 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 8 sectors as 6 functional roles.

•pH regulating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•pH regulating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (5%)Processing—repackaging
•Cleaning agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
•Corrosion inhibitor in Machinery Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$9.00 / 500 g

Purity92%

Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.02	500 g	92%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.05	500 g	99%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.	United States	$0.09	1 kg	—
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.21	100 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.27	1 kg	95%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.34	25 g	92%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.38	100 g	99%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1.62	50 g	99.97%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.16	100 g	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$14.30	500 mg	92%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$137.74	500 mg	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$137.74	500 mg	—
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$160.00	500 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	92%

Chemical Identity

CAS78-96-6

PubChem CID4

DTXSIDDTXSID9021764

FormulaC3H9NO

Mol. Weight75.11 g/mol

SMILESCC(CN)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9021764Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 4Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

1-Amino-2-propanol (CAS 78-96-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/78-96-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9021764. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9021764 PubChem: 4. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 78-96-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 78-96-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292219 for CAS 78-96-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/