Calcium stearate
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$6.2B
Top SourceJapan 32%
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 291570, 382499 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 291570, 382499, which covers 193 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China
- Liechtenstein
- Chile
- Ireland
- Vietnam
- Austria
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Israel
- Australia
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Hungary
- Denmark
- South Africa
- Philippines
- Norway
- Czech Republic
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
- Portugal
- Slovenia
- Morocco
- Monaco
- Argentina
- Saudi Arabia
- Finland
- Egypt
- Oman
- Slovakia
- Qatar
- Ukraine
- Lebanon
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Costa Rica
- Belarus
- Peru
- Hong Kong
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Cambodia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Uruguay
- Romania
- Tunisia
- Zimbabwe
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Armenia
EPA-registered manufacturers (11)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Arlanxeo Holding Bv · NL Netherlands
Faci Spa · IT Italy
Peter Greven Gmbh & Co Kg · DE Germany
Arlanxeo Usa
Baerlocher Production
Show all 11
Faci Usa Industrial
Lyondell Chemical
Norac Additives
Pmc Biogenix
Struktol Company Of America
Traxit North America
EPA-registered importers (39)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Azelis S A · LU Luxembourg
Basf Se · DE Germany
Braskem S/A · BR Brazil
Ioi Acidchem Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Lg Chem · KR South Korea
Show all 39
Mubadala Investment Co Pjsc (Mubadala) · AE United Arab Emirates
Safic Alcan · FR France
Songwon Industrial · KR South Korea
3M
Acidchem (Usa)
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Akdeniz Chemson Additives
Americas International
Azelis Us Holding
Azelis Us Holdings
Basf
Braskem America
Chemspec
ExxonMobil
Formosa Plastics
Hawkins
Kemira Chemicals
Lanxess
Lbb Specialties Holdings
Lg Chem America
Lyondell Chemical
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Mohawk Industries
Nc Holdings Usa
Omnova Solutions
Omya
Polyone
R.T. Vanderbilt Holding
Silver Fern Chemical
Songwon International Americas
Target
The Dow Chemical
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Westlake Chemical
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodEnergyWaterMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 9 sectors as 12 functional roles.
- •Dispersing agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (0%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Lubricating agent in Wholesale and Retail TradeNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Pigment in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •pH regulating agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Stabilizing agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Viscosity adjustors in Plastics Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Sealant (barrier) in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Finishing agents in Plastics Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Stabilizing agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Density modifier in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-adhesive agents in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Rubber Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-adhesive agents in Utilities (10%)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
- •Lubricating agent in Custom Compounding of Purchased ResinsProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Stabilizing agent in Custom Compounding of Purchased ResinsProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS1592-23-0
PubChem CID15324
DTXSIDDTXSID7027419
FormulaC36H70CaO4
Mol. Weight607 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]
Data Sources
DTXSID70274192026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
153242026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/15324/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/15324.json
1592-23-02026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 1592-23-02026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv