cis-Oleyl alcohol

CAS 143-28-2

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$330M

Top sourceIndonesia 47%

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 290529, 382370 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290529, 382370, which covers 146 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).

ID 47%IndonesiaZA 16%South AfricaMY 8%MalaysiaDE 7%GermanyIN 6%India

Mexico
Philippines
Spain
Canada
United Kingdom
Slovakia
Jamaica
Belgium
Ukraine
Hong Kong
Colombia
Taiwan
Greece
Australia
Russia
Sweden

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Dover Chemical

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.

Aurorium

EPA-registered importers (4)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Brenntag Lubricants

Lamberti Synthesis Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureEnergyMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals

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

Used in 7 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Stabilizing agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS143-28-2

PubChem CID5284499

DTXSIDDTXSID0022010

FormulaC18H36O

Mol. Weight268.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0022010Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 5284499Retrieved 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

cis-Oleyl alcohol (CAS 143-28-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/143-28-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0022010. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0022010 PubChem: 5284499. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5284499 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 143-28-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 143-28-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290529,382370 for CAS 143-28-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/