Benzyl butyl phthalate

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

Molecular structure of 85-68-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$28M
Top SourceIndia 39%

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 291734 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291734, which covers 14 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 39%IndiaCA 27%CanadaKR 8%South KoreaJP 6%JapanDE 6%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Valtris

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Viscosity modifiers in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Plasticizer in Adhesive Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS85-68-7
PubChem CID2347
DTXSIDDTXSID3020205
FormulaC19H20O4
Mol. Weight312.4 g/mol
SMILESCCCCOC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)OCC2=CC=CC=C2

Data Sources

DTXSID30202052026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

23472026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/2347/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/2347.json

85-68-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 85-68-72026-04-25

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

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

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