Hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride

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

Molecular structure of 112-02-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$108M
Top SourceChina 14%

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 292390 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 60 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Croda
Evonik
Lonza
Nouryon Surface Chemistry
The Lewis Chemical
EPA-registered importers (2)
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Clariant

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surface active agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Softener and conditioner in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$15.00 / 500 g
Purity97%
Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.03500 g97%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.14500 g—
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.14500 g97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.16500 g97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.20500 g97%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.231 kg99.75%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.3925 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$3.2825 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$3.95100 g96%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$7.151 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$10.1550 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$10.1550 g98%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS112-02-7
PubChem CID8154
DTXSIDDTXSID6026901
FormulaC19H42ClN
Mol. Weight320 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)C.[Cl-]

Data Sources

DTXSID60269012026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

81542026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8154/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8154.json

112-02-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 112-02-72026-04-25

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

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

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