2-Ethyl-1,3-hexanediol

CAS 94-96-2

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$82M

Top sourceGermany 18%

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 290539 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290539, which covers 48 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

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

DE 18%GermanyKR 16%South KoreaBR 11%BrazilTW 8%TaiwanMX 7%Mexico

Canada
Liechtenstein
Israel
Ireland
Portugal
Ukraine
Singapore

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Nalco- An Ecolab

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & MiningPaints & CoatingsPaper & 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 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Flotation agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Flotation agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (89%)Processing as a reactant
•Solvent in Printing Ink Manufacturing (11%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.13/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)

CountryGermany

Pack$126.65 / 1 kg

Purity97%

Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.13	1 kg	97%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.13	500 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.27	1 kg	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.28	1 kg	97%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$19.36	1 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
TimTec, LLC	United States	$30000.00	15 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS94-96-2

PubChem CID7211

DTXSIDDTXSID4025292

FormulaC8H18O2

Mol. Weight146.23 g/mol

SMILESCCCC(C(CC)CO)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4025292Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7211Retrieved 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

2-Ethyl-1,3-hexanediol (CAS 94-96-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/94-96-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4025292. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4025292 PubChem: 7211. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7211 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 94-96-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 94-96-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290539 for CAS 94-96-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/