1-Monolaurin

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

Molecular structure of 142-18-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$384M
Top SourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 180 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered importers (2)
Oleon Nv · BE Belgium
Oleon Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors
Energy
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.18/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$88.00 / 500 g
PurityNo data available
Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$0.192.5 kg
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.19500 g
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$0.192.5 kg
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$1.8825 g96%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$1.95100 g95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$1.95100 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$1.95100 g96%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$2.0825 g95%
Biopharma PEG Scientific Inc.United States$4.2025 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$4.92100 g95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$5.6025 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$7.90100 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$8.0110 g95%
Fluorochem EUGermany$8.471 g95%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$38.0025 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$130.681 g99.26%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$172.551 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$363.925 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$363.925 g99%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS142-18-7
PubChem CID14871
DTXSIDDTXSID5041275
FormulaC15H30O4
Mol. Weight274.4 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(CO)O

Data Sources

DTXSID50412752026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

148712026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/14871/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/14871.json

142-18-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 142-18-72026-04-25

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

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