Erucamide

CAS 112-84-5

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$371M

Top sourceChina 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 292419 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 211 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).

CN 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom

Hungary
Austria
Spain
Egypt
Canada
Sweden
Ukraine
Denmark
Israel
Lithuania
Greece
Ireland
Taiwan
Uruguay
Turkey
Australia
Singapore
Latvia
Colombia

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Pmc Biogenix

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

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

American International Chemical

Croda

Univar Solutions

EPA-registered importers (9)

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

Government Of Abu Dhabi · AE United Arab Emirates

Safic-Alcan · FR France

Aakash Chemicals

Cargill, Incorporated

Chemspec

Show all 9

Dow Chemical

Nc Holdings Usa

Tribute Energy

W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn.

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsPaper & Printing

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 12 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Anti-slip agent in Petroleum RefineriesProcessing—incorporation into article
•Lubricating agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (71%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Plastics Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Rubber Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Lubricating agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Machinery Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Adhesive Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Printing Ink Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Lubricating agent in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Adhesive Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Other (40%)Processing—repackaging
•Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Anti-slip agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Anti-slip agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Construction (21%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS112-84-5

PubChem CID5365371

DTXSIDDTXSID4026929

FormulaC22H43NO

Mol. Weight337.6 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)N

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4026929Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 5365371Retrieved 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

Erucamide (CAS 112-84-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/112-84-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4026929. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4026929 PubChem: 5365371. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5365371 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 112-84-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 112-84-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292419 for CAS 112-84-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/