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2-Hydroxyethyl octadecanoate

CAS 111-60-4

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

Molecular structure of 111-60-4
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$114M
Top sourceIndonesia 27%

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 291570 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291570, which covers 96 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 27%IndonesiaMY 25%MalaysiaSG 12%SingaporeIN 10%IndiaIT 6%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Pmc Biogenix
Verdant Specialty Solutions
Zschimmer&Schwarz
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Emery Oleochemicals
Solvay

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyConstructionPlastics & RubberConsumer Products
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Lubricating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Lubricating agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Emulsifier in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plasticizer in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (55%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (45%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.09/gApollo Scientific UK
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$857.00 / 10 kg
Purity95%
Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.14500 g99%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.14500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.35500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.46500 g99%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$0.80250 g98%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$29.001 g—
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS111-60-4
PubChem CID24762
DTXSIDDTXSID5026881
FormulaC20H40O3
Mol. Weight328.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCO

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2-Hydroxyethyl octadecanoate (CAS 111-60-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/111-60-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5026881. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5026881 PubChem: 24762. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24762 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 111-60-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 111-60-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570 for CAS 111-60-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/