Octadecyl isocyanate

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

Molecular structure of 112-96-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$171M
Top SourceHungary 35%

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 292910 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292910, which covers 22 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
HU 35%HungaryDE 20%GermanyIT 15%ItalyCN 8%ChinaES 7%Spain
EPA-registered importers (1)
Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paints & CoatingsPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Surface modifier in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Printing Ink Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.17/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$87.00 / 500 g
Purity75%
Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.22500 g75%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.57500 g
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.57500 g
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$1.90100 g80%

Chemical Identity

CAS112-96-9
PubChem CID66988
DTXSIDDTXSID3038727
FormulaC19H37NO
Mol. Weight295.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCN=C=O

Data Sources

DTXSID30387272026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

669882026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/66988/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/66988.json

112-96-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 112-96-92026-04-25

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

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