Barium bis(2-ethylhexanoate)

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

Molecular structure of 2457-01-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$384M
Top SourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 180 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Baerlocher Usa
Galata Chemicals
Valtris

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Heat stabilizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Plasticizer in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Drier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS2457-01-4
PubChem CID102821
DTXSIDDTXSID8044888
FormulaC16H30BaO4
Mol. Weight423.7 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)C(=O)[O-].CCCCC(CC)C(=O)[O-].[Ba+2]

Data Sources

DTXSID80448882026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1028212026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/102821/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/102821.json

2457-01-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 2457-01-42026-04-25

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

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