Polyvinyl chloride

CAS 9002-86-2

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, 2024$407M

Top sourceCanada 46%

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 390410, 390421, 390422 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Zero · Imports 152.5K lb

HS 390410, 390421, 390422 covers only Polyvinyl chloride, so these shares are Polyvinyl chloride's own.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CA 46%CanadaMX 13%MexicoDE 13%GermanyCO 7%ColombiaIT 4%Italy

Netherlands
Dominican Republic
Switzerland
Brazil
Sweden
Norway
Guatemala
Poland
Austria
Ireland
Turkey
India
Singapore
Philippines
New Zealand
Chile
Greece
Hong Kong
Czech Republic
Lebanon
Finland

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Soyventis North America

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

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Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

•Filler in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS9002-86-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID5025940

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5025940Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Polyvinyl chloride (CAS 9002-86-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9002-86-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5025940. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5025940 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 9002-86-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 9002-86-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 390410,390421,390422 for CAS 9002-86-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/