Polyethylene AS low Mol.Wt.

CAS 9002-88-4

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$1.5B

Top sourceCanada 85%

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 390120 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Zero · Imports 100.5K lb

Source Countries

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

CA 85%CanadaMX 8%MexicoKR 2%South KoreaSE 1%SwedenDE 1%Germany

Japan
Austria
Australia
Brazil
Finland
Honduras
Malaysia
Colombia
Italy
United Kingdom
China
Belgium
Saudi Arabia
India
Denmark
Ireland
Czech Republic
Taiwan
Netherlands
Spain
Israel
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Philippines
Hungary
Slovakia
Luxembourg
Cambodia
Singapore
Costa Rica
Indonesia
Argentina
Morocco
Switzerland
Norway
Ukraine
Jordan
Chile

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.

Metals And Additives

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.

Sasco Chemical Group

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberPaper & PrintingCore 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

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Foamant in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Anti-adhesive/cohesive in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS9002-88-4

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID8031946

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8031946Retrieved 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

Polyethylene AS low Mol.Wt. (CAS 9002-88-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9002-88-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8031946. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8031946 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 9002-88-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 9002-88-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 390120 for CAS 9002-88-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/