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Diethylene glycol monooleate

CAS 106-12-7

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 106-12-7
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$227M
Top sourceGermany 21%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291615, 340242 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291615, 340242, which covers 115 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 21%GermanyIT 10%ItalyKR 10%South KoreaCA 9%CanadaIN 8%India
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Lonza

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Surface active agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS106-12-7
PubChem CID6436062
DTXSIDDTXSID3051541
FormulaC22H42O4
Mol. Weight370.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCOCCO

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Diethylene glycol monooleate (CAS 106-12-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/106-12-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3051541. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3051541 PubChem: 6436062. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6436062 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 106-12-7. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 106-12-7. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291615,340242 for CAS 106-12-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/