Methyl (9Z,12R)-12-(acetyloxy)octadec-9-enoate

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

Molecular structure of 140-03-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$81M
Top SourceChina 35%

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 291819 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, which covers 27 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 35%ChinaIN 34%IndiaIT 9%ItalyDE 9%GermanyJP 4%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Vertellus

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Plasticizer in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS140-03-4
PubChem CID5354176
DTXSIDDTXSID8051706
FormulaC21H38O4
Mol. Weight354.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCC(CC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)OC)OC(=O)C

Data Sources

DTXSID80517062026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

53541762026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/5354176/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/5354176.json

140-03-42026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 140-03-42026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv