1-Octadecanol
Drug ingredientThis drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$329M
Top SourceIndonesia 52%
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 290517, 382370 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 290517, 382370, which covers 21 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
ID 52%IndonesiaMY 16%MalaysiaZA 16%South AfricaDE 6%GermanyIN 3%India
- China
- Israel
- Spain
- Mexico
- Switzerland
- Brazil
- Jamaica
- Belgium
- South Korea
- Canada
- Colombia
- United Kingdom
- Taiwan
- Australia
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
The Procter & Gamble
EPA-registered importers (19)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Kao · JP Japan
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Total Se · FR France
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
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Baker Hughes
Basf
Cellmark Usa, Llc.
Hallmark Cards
Icof America
Kao America
Kemira Chemicals
Norman, Fox &
Peter Cremer North America
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Target
Total Specialties Usa
Univar Solutions
Vvf Kansas Services
Why It Matters
Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningTextilesAgriculture
Downstream Uses
Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Chemstat
- •Chemtox
- •Hepatatox
- •Lipotox
- •Homeoplex D
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 14 sectors as 14 functional roles.
- •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solubility enhancer in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Defoamer in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Antioxidant in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Antioxidant in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Other (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Petrochemical Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in Other (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Emulsifier in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$10.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors25 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
24 more vendors
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.05 | 2.5 kg | 97% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.07 | 500 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.09 | 2 kg | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.09 | 2 kg | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.11 | 1 kg | 99.59% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.11 | 100 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.18 | 500 g | 99.5% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.28 | 100 g | 98% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $0.99 | 100 g | 95% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $3.30 | 100 g | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Molnova | China | $370.00 | 100 mg | 99% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
CAS112-92-5
PubChem CID8221
DTXSIDDTXSID8026935
FormulaC18H38O
Mol. Weight270.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
Data Sources
DTXSID80269352026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
82212026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8221/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8221.json
112-92-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 112-92-52026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv