Potassium oleate

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

Molecular structure of 143-18-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$10M
Top SourceIndia 25%

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 291615 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291615, which covers 32 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 25%IndiaIT 19%ItalyID 15%IndonesiaDE 8%GermanyCN 8%China
EPA-registered manufacturers (7)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Goulston Technologies
Michelman
Richardsapex
Show all 7
Synalloy
Textile Rubber & Chemical
EPA-registered importers (3)
Lg Chem · KR South Korea
Arlanxeo
Lg Chem America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surface active agents in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (99%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Foamant in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$5.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.02500 g98%

Chemical Identity

CAS143-18-0
PubChem CID23665571
DTXSIDDTXSID0025949
FormulaC18H33KO2
Mol. Weight320.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[K+]

Data Sources

DTXSID00259492026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

236655712026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23665571/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23665571.json

143-18-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 143-18-02026-04-25

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

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

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