Ethyl lactate

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

Molecular structure of 97-64-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$78M
Top SourceNetherlands 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 291811 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291811, which covers 12 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
NL 33%NetherlandsBE 14%BelgiumES 13%SpainCN 12%ChinaIT 9%Italy
EPA-registered importers (2)
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
The Dow Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
ElectronicsPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$787.69 / 25 kg
Purity98%
Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0325 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.271 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.281 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.33500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.48500 g99%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS97-64-3
PubChem CID7344
DTXSIDDTXSID6029127
FormulaC5H10O3
Mol. Weight118.13 g/mol
SMILESCCOC(=O)C(C)O

Data Sources

DTXSID60291272026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

73442026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7344/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7344.json

97-64-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 97-64-32026-04-25

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

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