Pentaerythritol tetrapentanoate

CAS 15834-04-5

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$63M

Top sourceChina 22%

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 291560 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291560, which covers 183 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).

CN 22%ChinaDE 19%GermanySE 14%SwedenJP 13%JapanIN 9%India

Ireland
South Korea
United Arab Emirates
Russia
Ukraine
Israel
Brazil
Canada

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.

Lanxess

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden

Perstorp Polyols

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyTransportationPlastics & RubberPaints & Coatings

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 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (85%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS15834-04-5

PubChem CID85131

DTXSIDDTXSID20893259

FormulaC25H44O8

Mol. Weight472.6 g/mol

SMILESCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCC)(COC(=O)CCCC)COC(=O)CCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID20893259Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 85131Retrieved 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

Pentaerythritol tetrapentanoate (CAS 15834-04-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/15834-04-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID20893259. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID20893259 PubChem: 85131. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/85131 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 15834-04-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 15834-04-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291560 for CAS 15834-04-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/