4,4'-Thiobis(6-tert-butyl-m-cresol)

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

Molecular structure of 96-69-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$760M
Top SourceChina 33%

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 293090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 111 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India
EPA-registered importers (2)
Colonial Group
Si Group Usa (Usaa)

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Antioxidant in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Reducing agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • UV stabilizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Antioxidant in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • UV stabilizer in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.09/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$45.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.10500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.11500 g97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.13500 g97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.13500 g97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.13500 g97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.13500 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.26500 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.30500 g97%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.33500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.37100 g97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.47500 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$11300.0010 mg90%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$13333.3330 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS96-69-5
PubChem CID7308
DTXSIDDTXSID4021341
FormulaC22H30O2S
Mol. Weight358.5 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC(=C(C=C1SC2=CC(=C(C=C2C)O)C(C)(C)C)C(C)(C)C)O

Data Sources

DTXSID40213412026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

73082026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7308/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7308.json

96-69-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 96-69-52026-04-25

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

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