Sorbitan monododecanoate
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$64M
Top SourceChina 37%
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 293219 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 293219, which covers 20 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).
CN 37%ChinaIT 23%ItalyJP 20%JapanIN 12%IndiaES 2%Spain
- Belgium
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Canada
- Mexico
- Slovakia
- Malaysia
- Portugal
- Taiwan
- Sweden
- Latvia
- Israel
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Croda
Ivanhoe Industries
Vantage Specialties
Show all 6
Zschimmer&Schwarz
EPA-registered importers (4)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Oxiteno Mxico S A De C V · MX Mexico
Formosa Plastics
Oxiteno Usa
Solvay
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureFoodEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore 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 16 sectors as 10 functional roles.
- •Emulsifier in Other (35%)Processing as a reactant
- •Demulsifier in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (73%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (8%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Printing Ink Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Waterproofing agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (63%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (5%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Anti-static agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Construction (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.67/gAK Scientific, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$67.00 / 100 g
PurityNo data available
Vendors1 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
Chemical Identity
CAS1338-39-2
PubChem CID11046239
DTXSIDDTXSID6027395
FormulaC18H34O6
Mol. Weight346.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(C1C(C(CO1)O)O)O
Data Sources
DTXSID60273952026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
110462392026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/11046239/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/11046239.json
1338-39-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 1338-39-22026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv