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Benzyl butyl phthalate

CAS 85-68-7

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

Molecular structure of 85-68-7
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$28M
Top sourceIndia 39%

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 291734 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291734, which covers 34 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 39%IndiaCA 27%CanadaKR 8%South KoreaJP 6%JapanDE 6%Germany
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Polymer Additives

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Plasticizer in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
  • •Plasticizer in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—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

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Brief citations

Benzyl butyl phthalate (CAS 85-68-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/85-68-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3020205. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3020205 PubChem: 2347. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2347 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 85-68-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 85-68-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291734 for CAS 85-68-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/