Dicumyl peroxide

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

Molecular structure of 80-43-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$56M
Top SourceChina 47%

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 290960 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290960, which covers 19 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 47%ChinaDE 31%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaBE 8%BelgiumTR 1%Turkey
EPA-registered importers (6)
Lg Chem · KR South Korea
United Initiators Gmbh · DE Germany
Evonik
Lg Chem America
Nouryon Chemicals
Show all 6
United Initiators

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • •Viscosity adjustors in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Hardener in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Chemical reaction regulator in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Hardener in Plastics Product Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Hardener in Rubber Product Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Chemical reaction regulator in Rubber Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Polymerization promoter in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.47/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$235.70 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.47500 g98%

Chemical Identity

CAS80-43-3
PubChem CID6641
DTXSIDDTXSID1025017
FormulaC18H22O2
Mol. Weight270.4 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C1=CC=CC=C1)OOC(C)(C)C2=CC=CC=C2

Data Sources

DTXSID10250172026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

66412026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6641/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6641.json

80-43-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 80-43-32026-04-25

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

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

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