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Octadecanamide

CAS 124-26-5

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

Molecular structure of 124-26-5
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$171M
Top sourceSwitzerland 40%

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 293979 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production 4.7M lb · Imports 1.7M lb

These shares come from HS customs code 293979, which covers 60 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CH 40%SwitzerlandCN 18%ChinaIT 14%ItalyDE 13%GermanyIN 10%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Pmc Biogenix
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
American International Chemical
Croda
EPA-registered importers (2)
Aakash Chemicals
Dow Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyPlastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Rubber Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Lubricating agent in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (19%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Refineries (77%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Anti-slip agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$11.00 / 500 g
Purity90%
Vendors21 available

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

20 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.03500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.031 kg97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.031 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.041 kg90%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.041 kg90%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.041 kg90%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg—
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$0.411 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.49500 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.83500 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$3.0825 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$16.0225 g97%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$81.001 g99.32%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$241.571 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$888.70100 mg—
Sigma-AldrichGermany$888.70100 mg—
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS124-26-5
PubChem CID31292
DTXSIDDTXSID9027025
FormulaC18H37NO
Mol. Weight283.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)N

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Octadecanamide (CAS 124-26-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/124-26-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9027025. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9027025 PubChem: 31292. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31292 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 124-26-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 124-26-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293979 for CAS 124-26-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/