Hexadecyl stearate

CAS 1190-63-2

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$114M

Top sourceIndonesia 27%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291570 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291570, which covers 96 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).

ID 27%IndonesiaMY 25%MalaysiaSG 12%SingaporeIN 10%IndiaIT 6%Italy

United Kingdom
Colombia
Argentina
Vietnam
Peru
Brazil
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland

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.

Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia

Croda

Emery Oleochemicals

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Faci Spa · IT Italy

Faci Usa Industrial

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureMetals & MiningPlastics & Rubber

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 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Density modifier in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$350.00/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$350.00 / 1 g

Purity95%

Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$350.00	1 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$395.00	1 g	95%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$402.00	1 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$510.00	1 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$668.00	1 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$785.00	1 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS1190-63-2

PubChem CID70924

DTXSIDDTXSID5061586

FormulaC34H68O2

Mol. Weight508.9 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5061586Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 70924Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Hexadecyl stearate (CAS 1190-63-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1190-63-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5061586. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5061586 PubChem: 70924. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/70924 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1190-63-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1190-63-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570 for CAS 1190-63-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/