Erucic acid

CAS 112-86-7

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$117M

Top sourceChina 50%

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 291619 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291619, which covers 169 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 50%ChinaDE 21%GermanyTW 12%TaiwanIN 7%IndiaGB 3%United Kingdom

Hungary
Spain
Japan
Belgium
Ukraine
Netherlands
Sweden
Poland
Israel
Brazil
Malaysia
Slovakia
Morocco

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 (3)

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

Klk Oleo Americas

Oleon Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConstructionCore 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 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (7%)Processing as a reactant
•Lubricating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (87%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS112-86-7

PubChem CID5281116

DTXSIDDTXSID8026931

FormulaC22H42O2

Mol. Weight338.6 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8026931Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 5281116Retrieved 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

Erucic acid (CAS 112-86-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/112-86-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8026931. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8026931 PubChem: 5281116. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5281116 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 112-86-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 112-86-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291619 for CAS 112-86-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/