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Potassium decanoate

CAS 13040-18-1

Decanoic acid, potassium salt (1:1)

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 13040-18-1
1 K⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

EPA lists this chemical for 2023 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 Not published · Imports Not published

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
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Geo Specialty Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
Construction
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Surface modifier in Wood Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS13040-18-1
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID1042314
FormulaC10H19KO2
Mol. Weight210.358 g/mol
SMILES[K+].CCCCCCCCCC([O-])=O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Potassium decanoate (CAS 13040-18-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13040-18-1/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 13040-18-1. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13040-18-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13040-18-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 13040-18-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/