Potassium laurate

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

Molecular structure of 10124-65-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$384M
Top SourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 180 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Kao · JP Japan
Kao America
Michelman
EPA-registered importers (1)
Ngk Ceramics Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors
TransportationMetals & MiningPaints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Surface active agents in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surface active agents in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.09/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$89.00 / 1 kg
PurityNo data available
Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
ChemsceneUnited States$0.131 kg
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.15500 g98%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.16500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.23100 g
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$1.1625 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$16.8025 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$27.2025 g98%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS10124-65-9
PubChem CID23675775
DTXSIDDTXSID5027722
FormulaC12H23KO2
Mol. Weight238.41 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[K+]

Data Sources

DTXSID50277222026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

236757752026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23675775/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23675775.json

10124-65-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 10124-65-92026-04-25

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

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