1,3-Dioxolan-2-one

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

Molecular structure of 96-49-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$208M
Top SourceChina 28%

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 292090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292090, which covers 41 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 28%ChinaKR 17%South KoreaIT 13%ItalyIN 10%IndiaDE 9%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Huntsman
EPA-registered importers (4)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Aceto Us
Basf
Soulbrain Mi

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & MiningTextilesCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (15%)Processing as a reactant
  • Conductive agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$5.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors25 available

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

24 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.021 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.021 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.031 kg99%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.031 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.041 kg98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.0510 kg99%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.051 kg97%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.061 kg99%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.073 kg98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.073 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.15500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.35500 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.37100 g98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$10.0010 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$50.001 g
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS96-49-1
PubChem CID7303
DTXSIDDTXSID2026600
FormulaC3H4O3
Mol. Weight88.06 g/mol
SMILESC1COC(=O)O1

Data Sources

DTXSID20266002026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

73032026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7303/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7303.json

96-49-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 96-49-12026-04-25

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

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