Oleic acid
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$57M
Top SourceIndonesia 69%
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 291615, 382312 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
ID 69%IndonesiaMY 7%MalaysiaMX 6%MexicoCN 6%ChinaIN 4%India
- Japan
- Canada
- Taiwan
- Argentina
- Turkey
- Brazil
- Switzerland
- Belgium
- Austria
- Sweden
- Netherlands
- Israel
- Spain
EPA-registered manufacturers (7)
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
Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Basf
Emery Oleochemicals
Evonik
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Icc Industries
Pmc Biogenix
EPA-registered importers (17)
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
Ioi Acidchem Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Acidchem (Usa)
Basf
Brenntag
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Evonik
George S. Coyne Chemical
Icof America
Kic Chemicals
Newmarket
Norman, Fox &
Redox
Rema Tip Top/Na
Target
Valudor Products
Vitusa Products
Vivion
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodEnergyTransportationMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 22 sectors as 20 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Flotation agent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flotation agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in OtherUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in OtherUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Surface modifier in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hydraulic fluids in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
- •Surface active agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (12%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Product Manufacturing (18%)Processing as a reactant
- •Finishing agents in Paper Manufacturing (6%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (11%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (17%)Processing as a reactant
- •Fuel agents in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (97%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (31%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (13%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Rubber Product Manufacturing (37%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and HuntingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (36%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Foamant in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$3.89/gAK Scientific, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$389.00 / 100 g
Purity98%
Vendors2 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
1 more vendor
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molnova | China | $36.00 | 1 g | 99% |
Chemical Identity
CAS112-80-1
PubChem CID445639
DTXSIDDTXSID1025809
FormulaC18H34O2
Mol. Weight282.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Data Sources
DTXSID10258092026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
4456392026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/445639/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/445639.json
112-80-12026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 112-80-12026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv