Oleic acid
CAS 112-80-1
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$47M
Top sourceIndonesia 80%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 382312 · exact
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
ID 80%IndonesiaMX 7%MexicoMY 7%MalaysiaCN 5%China
- Canada
- Germany
- Austria
- India
- Italy
- Belgium
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Nalco- An Ecolab
Pmc Biogenix
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (12)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Basf
Blue Tree Holdings
Eastman Chemical
Emery Oleochemicals
George S. Coyne Chemical
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Munzing
Polyventive
Rierden Chemical & Trading
Synthomer Adhesive Technologies
Vantage Specialty Chemicals
Vitusa Products
Zschimmer&Schwarz
EPA-registered importers (11)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Ioi Acidchem Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Acidchem (Usa)
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Ambyth Chemical
Brenntag
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Brenntag Lubricants
Eckart America
Hallmark Cards
Icof America
Kic Chemicals
Silver Fern Chemical
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodEnergyTransportationMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & 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 20 sectors as 12 functional roles.
- •Softener and conditioner in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Viscosity modifiers in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Plastics Product Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Services (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Anti-static agent in Paper Manufacturing (6%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (12%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (18%)Processing as a reactant
- •Binder in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and HuntingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Fuel agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (5%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Humectant 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
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1025809Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 445639Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Oleic acid (CAS 112-80-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/112-80-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1025809. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1025809 PubChem: 445639. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/445639 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 112-80-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 112-80-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 382312 for CAS 112-80-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/