Aluminum, (octadecanoato-κO)oxo-

CAS 13419-15-3

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, 2024$114M

Top sourceIndonesia 27%

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 291570 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291570, 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).

ID 27%IndonesiaMY 25%MalaysiaSG 12%SingaporeIN 10%IndiaIT 6%Italy

United Kingdom
Colombia
Argentina
Vietnam
Peru
Brazil
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland

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.

Fpc International

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Nch

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals

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 9 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Other (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Lubricating agent in Wood Product Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Lubricating agent in Construction (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Lubricating agent in Services (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Lubricating agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (40%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Lubricating agent in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Lubricating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
•Lubricating agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Plating agent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS13419-15-3

PubChem CID16684000

DTXSIDDTXSID4065446

FormulaC18H35AlO3

Mol. Weight326.4 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O[Al]=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4065446Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 16684000Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

Aluminum, (octadecanoato-κO)oxo- (CAS 13419-15-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13419-15-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4065446. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4065446 PubChem: 16684000. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16684000 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13419-15-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13419-15-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570 for CAS 13419-15-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/