Alkanes, C18-20, chloro

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

Molecular structure of 106232-85-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$6.1B
Top SourceJapan 32%

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 382499 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 382499, which covers 151 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Softener and conditioner in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS106232-85-3
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID20858924
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID208589242026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

106232-85-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 106232-85-32026-04-25

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

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