Vinylpyrrolidone

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

Molecular structure of 88-12-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$907M
Top SourceIreland 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 293379 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293379, which covers 17 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IE 47%IrelandBE 19%BelgiumSG 11%SingaporeIT 4%ItalyCH 4%Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Ashland
Basf
EPA-registered importers (3)
Aalborz Chemical
Nordmann Us
Snf Holding

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionPlastics & RubberPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (99%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Printing Ink Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (94%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$15.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors21 available

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

20 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.04500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.07500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.09500 g98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.10500 g—
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.11500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.121 kg110%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.1212 kg—
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.1212 kg—
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.13500 g—
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.14100 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.3425 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.40100 g95%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.55100 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.77100 g99.5%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.82100 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.33100 g98%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS88-12-0
PubChem CID6917
DTXSIDDTXSID2021440
FormulaC6H9NO
Mol. Weight111.14 g/mol
SMILESC=CN1CCCC1=O

Data Sources

DTXSID20214402026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

69172026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6917/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6917.json

88-12-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 88-12-02026-04-25

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

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

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