N-Oleylpalmitic acid amide

CAS 16260-09-6

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$371M

Top sourceChina 27%

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 292419 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production 268.9K lb · Imports 398.6K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 211 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 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom

Hungary
Austria
Spain
Egypt
Canada
Sweden
Ukraine
Denmark
Israel
Lithuania
Greece
Ireland
Taiwan
Uruguay
Turkey
Australia
Singapore
Latvia
Colombia

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.

Pmc Biogenix

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.

Croda

EPA-registered importers (3)

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

Aakash Chemicals

Cargill, Incorporated

Dow Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Lubricating agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
•Anti-slip agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$697.00/gAA BLOCKS (1 week)

CountryUnited States

Pack$697.00 / 1 g

Purity95%

Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$706.00	1 g	95%
Combi-Blocks (back-ordered)	United States	$750.00	1 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$882.00	1 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$932.00	250 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS16260-09-6

PubChem CID6436436

DTXSIDDTXSID00893434

FormulaC34H67NO

Mol. Weight505.9 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NCCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID00893434Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6436436Retrieved 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

N-Oleylpalmitic acid amide (CAS 16260-09-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16260-09-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID00893434. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID00893434 PubChem: 6436436. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6436436 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 16260-09-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 16260-09-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292419 for CAS 16260-09-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/