Anhydrosorbitol stearate
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 (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Croda
Lonza
Vantage Specialties
EPA-registered importers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland
Oxiteno Mxico S A De C V · MX Mexico
Archroma U.S
Evonik
Kemira Chemicals
Show all 6
Oxiteno Usa
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureFoodEnergyWaterConstructionMetals & 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 11 functional roles.
- •Softener and conditioner in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Softener and conditioner in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (74%)Processing as a reactant
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)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
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified in Utilities (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity adjustors in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity adjustors in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (1%)Processing—repackaging
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (1%)Processing—repackaging
- •Defoamer in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Defoamer in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Defoamer in Utilities (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Defoamer in Other (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Defoamer in Paper Manufacturing (90%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Surface active agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Emulsifier in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Defoamer in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS1338-41-6
PubChem CID16218600
DTXSIDDTXSID1027396
FormulaC24H46O6
Mol. Weight430.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(C1C(C(CO1)O)O)O
Data Sources
DTXSID10273962026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
162186002026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/16218600/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/16218600.json
1338-41-62026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 1338-41-62026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv