Naphthenic acids
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$6.1B
Top SourceJapan 32%
The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 382499 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 382499, which covers 151 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China
- Liechtenstein
- Indonesia
- Chile
- Ireland
- Vietnam
- Austria
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Israel
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Turkey
- Denmark
- South Africa
- Philippines
- Norway
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
- Slovenia
- Morocco
- Monaco
- Saudi Arabia
- Finland
- Argentina
- Egypt
- Oman
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Qatar
- Ukraine
- Lebanon
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Costa Rica
- Belarus
- Hong Kong
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Cambodia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Uruguay
- Romania
- Tunisia
- Peru
- Zimbabwe
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Armenia
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Merichem
EPA-registered importers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Umicore Sa · BE Belgium
Omg Americas
Umicore Usa
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 9 sectors as 7 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (7%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Rubber Product Manufacturing (19%)Processing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (36%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (7%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Wood Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS1338-24-5
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID1027394
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID10273942026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
1338-24-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 1338-24-52026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv