(Z)-9-Octadecenoic acid methyl ester

CAS 112-62-9

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$10M

Top sourceIndia 25%

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 291615 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291615, which covers 71 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IN 25%IndiaIT 19%ItalyID 15%IndonesiaDE 8%GermanyCN 8%China

Canada
Belgium
Sweden
Netherlands
Israel
Spain

EPA-registered manufacturers (4)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Dover Chemical

Pmc Biogenix

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Rierden Chemical & Trading

EPA-registered importers (3)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Oleon Americas

Silver Fern Chemical

Wilbur-Ellis Holdings Ii

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureEnergyConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Solvent in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (48%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (27%)Processing as a reactant
•Lubricating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Printing and Related Support Activities (21%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Solvent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Diluent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (53%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gAA BLOCKS (2 weeks)

CountryUnited States

Pack$570.00 / 10 kg

PurityNot recorded

Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.13	500 g	—
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.16	100 g	—
Molnova	China	$76.00	500 mg	99%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$392.00	1 g	—

Chemical Identity

CAS112-62-9

PubChem CID5364509

DTXSIDDTXSID5025811

FormulaC19H36O2

Mol. Weight296.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)OC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5025811Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 5364509Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

(Z)-9-Octadecenoic acid methyl ester (CAS 112-62-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/112-62-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5025811. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5025811 PubChem: 5364509. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5364509 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 112-62-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 112-62-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291615 for CAS 112-62-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/