Methyl acetate
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$123M
Top SourceIndia 31%
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 291539 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 52 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).
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 (6)
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
Dak Americas
Nippon Goshei Usa
Sekisui America
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America
Show all 6
The Lycra
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
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
3M
A.G. Layne
Aalborz Chemical
Show all 17
Allchem Industries Holding
Basf
Brenntag
Chemical Solvents
Greenchem Industries
Helmitin
Icc Industries
Sika
Superior Oil
The Chemical
U-Pol Us
Univar Solutions
Why It Matters
Sectors
ElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & 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 14 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Printing and Related Support Activities (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (32%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Construction (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—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
DTXSID40217672026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
65842026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6584/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6584.json
79-20-92026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 79-20-92026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv