Hexanoic acid

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

Molecular structure of 142-62-1
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 manufacturers (2)
Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Emery Oleochemicals
EPA-registered importers (2)
Azelis S A · LU Luxembourg
Azelis Us Holding

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodEnergyConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Preservative in Wholesale and Retail Trade (0%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • •Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—repackaging
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$582.53 / 25 kg
Purity98%
Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0225 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.05500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.06500 g99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.10500 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.14500 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.40100 g97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.50100 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.59100 g95%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.66100 g99%
HTS Biochemie InnovationenGermany$120.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$740.00100 mg95%
ChemFacesChina$1500.0020 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS142-62-1
PubChem CID8892
DTXSIDDTXSID7021607
FormulaC6H12O2
Mol. Weight116.16 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID70216072026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

88922026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8892/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8892.json

142-62-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 142-62-12026-04-25

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

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

← Back to Dashboard← Back to Food