9-Octadecenoic acid (Z)-, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediyl ester

CAS 25151-96-6

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$10M

Top sourceIndia 25%

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 291615 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291615, which covers 71 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).

IN 25%IndiaIT 19%ItalyID 15%IndonesiaDE 8%GermanyCN 8%China

Canada
Belgium
Sweden
Netherlands
Israel
Spain

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.

Emery Oleochemicals

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.

Idemitsu Kosan · JP Japan

Idemitsu Lubricants America

Oleon Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyCore Chemicals

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 1 functional role.

•Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (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

Chemical Identity

CAS25151-96-6

PubChem CID3034361

DTXSIDDTXSID4067060

FormulaC41H76O6

Mol. Weight665 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(CO)(CO)COC(=O)CCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4067060Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 3034361Retrieved 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

9-Octadecenoic acid (Z)-, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediyl ester (CAS 25151-96-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/25151-96-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4067060. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4067060 PubChem: 3034361. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3034361 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 25151-96-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 25151-96-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291615 for CAS 25151-96-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/