12-Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid

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

Molecular structure of 106-14-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$487M
Top SourceIndonesia 54%

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 291819, 382319 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, 382319, which covers 50 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 54%IndonesiaIN 15%IndiaMY 12%MalaysiaCN 6%ChinaDE 3%Germany
EPA-registered importers (4)
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Akdeniz Chemson Additives
Royal Chemical
Vertellus

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease 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
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.03500 g85%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.041 kg85%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.051 kg85%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.06500 g85%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.06500 g85%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.06500 g85%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.06500 g85%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g80%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.07500 g80%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.14500 g85%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.29500 g85%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$1.97500 g95%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$20.1110 g85%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$91.911 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$91.911 g99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$140.36500 mg99.9%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$580.0050 mg
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg85%

Chemical Identity

CAS106-14-9
PubChem CID7789
DTXSIDDTXSID8026725
FormulaC18H36O3
Mol. Weight300.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCC(CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID80267252026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

77892026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7789/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7789.json

106-14-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 106-14-92026-04-25

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

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