Octadecanoic acid, cobalt salt

CAS 13586-84-0

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

Molecular structure of 13586-84-0 — 1 Co

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

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.

Milliken &

Shepherd Material Science

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

Continental Tire Holding Us

Tokyo Zairyo (Usa)

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Avient

Sumitomo Rubber Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberCore 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 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Binder in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Catalyst in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Polymerization promoter in Petrochemical Manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS13586-84-0

PubChem CID11093378

DTXSIDDTXSID4029729

FormulaC36H72CoO4

Mol. Weight627.9 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O.CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O.[Co]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4029729Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11093378Retrieved 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

Octadecanoic acid, cobalt salt (CAS 13586-84-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13586-84-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4029729. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4029729 PubChem: 11093378. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11093378 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13586-84-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13586-84-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570 for CAS 13586-84-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/