Methyl 12-hydroxyoctadecanoate

CAS 141-23-1

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$81M

Top sourceChina 35%

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 291819 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, 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).

CN 35%ChinaIN 34%IndiaIT 9%ItalyDE 9%GermanyJP 4%Japan

Switzerland
Ukraine
Colombia
Taiwan
Belgium
Israel
Sweden
Hungary
Ireland
Slovakia

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.

Kraton

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.

Akrochem

Aurorium

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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

•Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.24/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$59.00 / 250 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors14 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

13 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.25	250 g	—
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.32	250 g	—
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.41	250 g	—
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$77.80	25 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$89.48	25 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$89.48	25 g	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$89.48	25 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$183.00	1 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$251.00	1 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$350.49	1 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$350.49	1 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2080.00	100 mg	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS141-23-1

PubChem CID8840

DTXSIDDTXSID8027086

FormulaC19H38O3

Mol. Weight314.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCC(CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8027086Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8840Retrieved 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

Methyl 12-hydroxyoctadecanoate (CAS 141-23-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/141-23-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8027086. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8027086 PubChem: 8840. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8840 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 141-23-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 141-23-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291819 for CAS 141-23-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/