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Methyl stearate

CAS 112-61-8

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

Molecular structure of 112-61-8
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 Confidential

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
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Pmc Biogenix
Stepan
EPA-registered importers (2)
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Oleon Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$10.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors23 available

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

22 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.02500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.05500 g96%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.05500 g96%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.0910 kg96%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0910 kg96%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.121 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.121 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.14500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.23500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.42500 g99%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.6025 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$7.151 g95%
ALFA AESARGermany$11.955 g99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$18.395 g99.31%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$24.755 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$39.001 g99.33%
MolnovaChina$74.00500 mg99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$670.00100 mg95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS112-61-8
PubChem CID8201
DTXSIDDTXSID2047640
FormulaC19H38O2
Mol. Weight298.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Methyl stearate (CAS 112-61-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/112-61-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2047640. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2047640 PubChem: 8201. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8201 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 112-61-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 112-61-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570 for CAS 112-61-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/