Zinc ricinoleate

CAS 13040-19-2

9-Octadecenoic acid, 12-hydroxy-, zinc salt (2:1), (9Z,12R)-

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

Molecular structure of 13040-19-2 — 1 Zn²⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$81M

Top sourceChina 35%

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 291819 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, 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).

CN 35%ChinaIN 34%IndiaIT 9%ItalyDE 9%GermanyJP 4%Japan

Switzerland
Ukraine
Colombia
Taiwan
Belgium
Israel
Sweden
Hungary
Ireland
Slovakia

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Stiftung Pro Humanitate · LS LS

Struktol

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

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Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & 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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Filler in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Deodorizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS13040-19-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID30891887

FormulaC36H66O6Zn

Mol. Weight660.3 g/mol

SMILES[Zn++].CCCCCC[C@@H](O)C\C=C/CCCCCCCC([O-])=O.CCCCCC[C@@H](O)C\C=C/CCCCCCCC([O-])=O

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Zinc ricinoleate (CAS 13040-19-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13040-19-2/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 13040-19-2. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13040-19-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13040-19-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291819 for CAS 13040-19-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/