Aluminum, tributyl-

CAS 1116-70-7

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

Molecular structure of 1116-70-7
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$537M
Top sourceChina 39%

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 293190 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 293190, which covers 378 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 39%ChinaDE 17%GermanyIT 9%ItalyIN 7%IndiaJP 7%Japan
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Albemarle

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS1116-70-7
PubChem CID16682950
DTXSIDDTXSID9027362
FormulaC12H27Al
Mol. Weight198.32 g/mol
SMILESCCCC[Al](CCCC)CCCC

Data Sources

Brief citations

Aluminum, tributyl- (CAS 1116-70-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1116-70-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9027362. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9027362 PubChem: 16682950. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16682950 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1116-70-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293190 for CAS 1116-70-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/