Methyl acetate
CAS 79-20-9
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$123M
Top sourceIndia 31%
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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 291539 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 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).
IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom
- Indonesia
- Costa Rica
- South Korea
- Netherlands
- Canada
- Paraguay
- Madagascar
- South Africa
- Vietnam
- Slovakia
- Hong Kong
- Israel
- Singapore
- Argentina
- Ukraine
EPA-registered manufacturers (9)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Alfa Sab De Cv · MX Mexico
Basf Se · DE Germany
Mitsubishi Chemical Group · JP Japan
Alpek Polyester Usa
Basf
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Eastman Chemical
Mitsubishi Chemical America
Sekisui America
Solvchem
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (8)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
3M
A.G. Layne
Cellmark Basic Materials
Chemical Solvents
Soyventis North America
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The Chemical
The Lycra
Wacker Chemical Corporation - Headquarters
EPA-registered importers (15)
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
Brenntag · DE Germany
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
Sumitomo · JP Japan
Allchem Industries Holding
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Ambyth Chemical
Brenntag Global Marketing
Chemical Distribution Network
Greenchem Industries
Icc Industries
Sika
Silver Fern Chemical
Sumitomo Corporation Of Americas
Superior Industrial Solutions
Transchem
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthElectronicsConstructionMetals & 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 14 sectors as 8 functional roles.
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Dye in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dye in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Construction (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Solvent in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Plastics Product ManufacturingNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (100%)Processing—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
- •Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Sealant (barrier) in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging
- •Solvent in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.02/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$442.08 / 20 kg
Purity98%
Vendors6 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.02 | 20 kg | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.27 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.28 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS79-20-9
PubChem CID6584
DTXSIDDTXSID4021767
FormulaC3H6O2
Mol. Weight74.08 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)OC
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4021767Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 6584Retrieved 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
Methyl acetate (CAS 79-20-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/79-20-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4021767. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4021767 PubChem: 6584. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6584 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 79-20-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 79-20-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 79-20-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/