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Octanoic acid

Drug ingredient

CAS 124-07-2

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 124-07-2
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
P&G
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
Acidchem (Usa)
Brenntag
Emery Oleochemicals
EPA-registered importers (11)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Abitec
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Basf
Colonial Group
Show all 11
Icof America
Kic Chemicals
Oleon Americas
Rierden Chemical & Trading
Univar Solutions Usa
Vitusa Products

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodEnergyTransportationMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Organic Acid Combination 9305
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (52%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$9.00 / 1 kg
Purity99%
Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.02500 g97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.0250 kg98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0250 kg98%
Manchester OrganicsUnited Kingdom$0.03500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.14100 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.18100 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.241 kg99%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.25100 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.40500 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.501 kg99.85%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$0.631 kg98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.8725 g99%
MolnovaChina$74.00500 mg99%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$82.00500 mg99.9%
Apexbio Technology LLCUnited States$100.00500 mg98%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$117.811 g99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
ChemFacesChina$1500.0020 mg98%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$1960.00100 mg95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS124-07-2
PubChem CID379
DTXSIDDTXSID3021645
FormulaC8H16O2
Mol. Weight144.21 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Octanoic acid (CAS 124-07-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/124-07-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3021645. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3021645 PubChem: 379. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/379 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 124-07-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 124-07-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 124-07-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/