12-Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid

CAS 106-14-9

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$487M

Top sourceIndonesia 54%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291819, 382319 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, 382319, which covers 119 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

ID 54%IndonesiaIN 15%IndiaMY 12%MalaysiaCN 6%ChinaDE 3%Germany

Canada
United Kingdom
Brazil
South Korea
Taiwan
Switzerland
Ukraine
Colombia
Chile
Israel
Sweden
Singapore
Hungary
Ireland
Slovakia

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Akdeniz Chemson Additives

EPA-registered importers (7)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons

Aurorium

Kic Chemicals

Pennzoil-Quaker State

Quaker Houghton

Show all 7

Sea-Land Chemical

Wego Chemical Group

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Thickening agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$12.00 / 500 g

Purity85%

Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.03	500 g	85%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.04	1 kg	85%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.05	1 kg	85%
Chemscene	United States	$0.05	1 kg	—
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.06	500 g	85%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.06	500 g	85%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.06	500 g	85%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.06	500 g	85%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.07	500 g	80%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.07	500 g	80%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.14	500 g	85%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.29	500 g	85%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$1.97	500 g	95%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$20.11	10 g	85%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$91.91	1 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$91.91	1 g	99%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$140.36	500 mg	99.9%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$580.00	50 mg	—
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	85%

Chemical Identity

CAS106-14-9

PubChem CID7789

DTXSIDDTXSID8026725

FormulaC18H36O3

Mol. Weight300.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCC(CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8026725Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7789Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

12-Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid (CAS 106-14-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/106-14-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8026725. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8026725 PubChem: 7789. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7789 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 106-14-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 106-14-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291819,382319 for CAS 106-14-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/