Myristyl stearate

CAS 17661-50-6

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production86.6K lb

Import value, 2024$114M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceIndonesia 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. 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 291570 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 86.6K lb · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291570, which covers 96 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).

ID 27%IndonesiaMY 25%MalaysiaSG 12%SingaporeIN 10%IndiaIT 6%Italy

United Kingdom
Colombia
Argentina
Vietnam
Peru
Brazil
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland

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.

Werner G. Smith

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Oleon Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer Products

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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Density modifier in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$49.10/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$491.00 / 10 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
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$49.50	10 g	95%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$60.70	10 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$64.60	10 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)	United States	$70.50	10 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS17661-50-6

PubChem CID28678

DTXSIDDTXSID1066239

FormulaC32H64O2

Mol. Weight480.8 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1066239Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 28678Retrieved 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

Myristyl stearate (CAS 17661-50-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/17661-50-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1066239. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1066239 PubChem: 28678. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/28678 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 17661-50-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 17661-50-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570 for CAS 17661-50-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/