ABSTRACT Dimethyl phthalate is a type of plasticizer that is widely used for the manufacture of nitrocellulose and cellulose acetate rubber. Dimethyl phosphate as a plasticizer is also used as an additive to make plastic products. The need for imports of dimethyl phthalate in Indonesia has tended to increase in the last five years. Dimethyl phthalate production plants are still minimally e…