Butoxypolypropylene glycol

CAS 9003-13-8

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

Molecular structure of 9003-13-8
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$524M
Top sourceSouth Korea 27%

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 390729 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production 349.7K lb · Imports 22.1K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 390729, which covers 46 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 27%South KoreaDE 13%GermanyCN 11%ChinaJP 9%JapanCH 8%Switzerland

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS9003-13-8
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID3034404
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

Brief citations

Butoxypolypropylene glycol (CAS 9003-13-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9003-13-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3034404. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3034404 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 9003-13-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 9003-13-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 390729 for CAS 9003-13-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/