Docosanoic acid

CAS 112-85-6

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$384M

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 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).

MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Singapore
Austria
United Kingdom
Philippines
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
Israel
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Norway
Poland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Russia

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 (1)

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

Basf

EPA-registered importers (4)

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

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad · MY Malaysia

Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons

Klk Oleo Americas

Oleon Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore 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 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (7%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing (87%)Processing as a reactant
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Defoamer in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (99%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$17.00 / 500 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors29 available

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

28 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.04	1 kg	85%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.04	500 g	—
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.04	1 kg	85%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.05	1 kg	85%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.05	1 kg	85%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.05	1 kg	90%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.05	1 kg	90%
Chemscene	United States	$0.05	1 kg	—
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.06	1 kg	90%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.14	500 g	90%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.53	500 g	99%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$3.30	100 g	99.4%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$16.75	5 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$16.75	5 g	99%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$19.28	5 g	95%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$34.00	10 g	95%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$48.00	1 g	99.99%
ChemNorm	China	$180.00	100 mg	98%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$310.00	1 g	90%
Molnova	China	$370.00	100 mg	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
ChemFaces	China	$1500.00	20 mg	98%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
ChemDiv, Inc.	United States	$4070.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	—
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	97%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS112-85-6

PubChem CID8215

DTXSIDDTXSID3026930

FormulaC22H44O2

Mol. Weight340.6 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3026930Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8215Retrieved 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

Docosanoic acid (CAS 112-85-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/112-85-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3026930. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3026930 PubChem: 8215. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8215 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 112-85-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 112-85-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 112-85-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/