3,6,9,12-Tetraoxahexadecan-1-ol

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

Molecular structure of 1559-34-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$3M
Top SourceItaly 31%

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 290944 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290944, which covers 11 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IT 31%ItalyCN 18%ChinaDE 12%GermanyJP 11%JapanTW 7%Taiwan
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Lyondell Chemical
The Dow Chemical
EPA-registered importers (4)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Basf
Clariant

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyTransportationConstructionConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Hydraulic fluids in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Hydraulic fluids in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Hydraulic fluids in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (31%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Functional fluids (closed systems) in Petrochemical Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$217.80/gLabotest KG
CountryGermany
Pack$1089.00 / 5000 mg
Purity90%
Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS1559-34-8
PubChem CID73791
DTXSIDDTXSID2027412
FormulaC12H26O5
Mol. Weight250.33 g/mol
SMILESCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO

Data Sources

DTXSID20274122026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

737912026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/73791/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/73791.json

1559-34-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 1559-34-82026-04-25

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

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

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