N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)octadecanamide
CAS 111-57-9
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 292419 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 211 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Hungary
- Austria
- Spain
- Egypt
- Canada
- Sweden
- Ukraine
- Denmark
- Israel
- Lithuania
- Greece
- Ireland
- Taiwan
- Uruguay
- Turkey
- Australia
- Singapore
- Latvia
- Colombia
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 11 sectors as 6 functional roles.
- •Emulsifier in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flow promoter in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flow promoter in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flow promoter in Construction (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Machinery Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Opacifer in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Stabilizing agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flow promoter in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
10 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $136.00 | 10 g | 97% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $1365.00 | 200 mg | 98.68% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $1401.18 | 500 mg | 99.75% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $1888.00 | 500 mg | 98% |
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $2943.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $2956.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $3911.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $13161.40 | 100 mg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $34684.00 | 5 mg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $34684.00 | 5 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9042178Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 27902Retrieved 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
Brief citations
N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)octadecanamide (CAS 111-57-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/111-57-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9042178. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9042178 PubChem: 27902. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/27902 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 111-57-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 111-57-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292419 for CAS 111-57-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/