Pentaerythritol tetrapentanoate

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

Molecular structure of 15834-04-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$63M
Top SourceChina 22%

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 291560 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291560, which covers 31 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 22%ChinaDE 19%GermanySE 14%SwedenJP 13%JapanIN 9%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Calumet Specialty Products Partners
Lanxess
EPA-registered importers (2)
Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden
Perstorp Polyols

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyPlastics & RubberTextiles
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Plasticizer in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Plasticizer in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (97%)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

DTXSID208932592026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

851312026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/85131/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/85131.json

15834-04-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 15834-04-52026-04-25

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

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