4-tert-Butylcatechol

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

Molecular structure of 98-29-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$72M
Top SourceIndia 30%

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 290729 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290729, which covers 21 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 30%IndiaDE 19%GermanyCN 16%ChinaJP 11%JapanIT 7%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
EPA-registered importers (3)
Ac Polymers
Arlanxeo
Solvay

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Ion exchange agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Process regulators in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$16.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.04500 g99%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.071 kg—
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.081 kg96%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.091 kg98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.091 kg—
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.151 kg98%
Fulfilled by MolportLatvia$0.2025 g—
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.23500 g97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.23500 g97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.29500 g99%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.3925 g96%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.43100 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.8425 g95%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$10.0010 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$268.001 g98.61%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$14000.005 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$18000.005 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS98-29-3
PubChem CID7381
DTXSIDDTXSID5024687
FormulaC10H14O2
Mol. Weight166.22 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C)C1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID50246872026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

73812026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7381/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7381.json

98-29-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 98-29-32026-04-25

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

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

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