1-Octadecene

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 112-88-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$246M
Top SourceCanada 51%

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 290129 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290129, which covers 40 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 51%CanadaZA 32%South AfricaBR 6%BrazilJP 4%JapanIT 1%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Chevron Phillips Chemical
Shell
EPA-registered importers (4)
Mitsui & · JP Japan
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Mitsui & Co. (U. S. A.)
Shell Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Functional fluids (open systems) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Finishing agents in Paper Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Sizing agent in Paper ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (89%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (11%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$6.00 / 250 g
Purity98%
Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.03500 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.07250 g90%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.08500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.09500 g90%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.20100 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.24500 g93%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg90%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.44500 g93%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS112-88-9
PubChem CID8217
DTXSIDDTXSID3026932
FormulaC18H36
Mol. Weight252.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=C

Data Sources

DTXSID30269322026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

82172026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8217/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8217.json

112-88-92026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 112-88-92026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv

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