Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate
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$115M
Top SourceIndia 12%
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 290410, 340231 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 290410, 340231, which covers 42 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).
IN 12%IndiaCA 12%CanadaDE 11%GermanyIT 10%ItalyCN 9%China
- Switzerland
- Czech Republic
- Taiwan
- Indonesia
- Spain
- Netherlands
- Egypt
- Singapore
- Colombia
- Turkey
- Dominican Republic
- Denmark
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Australia
- South Africa
- Sweden
- Hong Kong
- Jordan
EPA-registered manufacturers (12)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Colgate Palmolive
Dystar
Ecolab
Show all 12
Icc Industries
Nalco- An Ecolab
Piedmont Chemical Industries I
Pilot Chemical
Solvay
Starchem
Textile Rubber & Chemical
EPA-registered importers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Diversey
Lidochem
Reckitt Benckiser
Sc Johnson & Son
The Dow Chemical
Show all 6
Westlake Chemical
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureFoodEnergyWaterTransportationMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore 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 17 sectors as 10 functional roles.
- •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (65%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Functional fluids (closed systems) in Printing Ink Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Finishing agents in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet 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
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dust suppressant in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dust suppressant in Petrochemical Manufacturing (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in Primary Metal Manufacturing (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in Utilities (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in Services (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (53%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in Paper Manufacturing (22%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Emulsifier in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.09/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$45.00 / 500 g
PurityNo data available
Vendors6 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
5 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.10 | 500 g | — |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.10 | 1 kg | 90% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.50 | 500 g | — |
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $28.20 | 5 g | 95% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $28.80 | 5 g | 95% |
Chemical Identity
CAS25155-30-0
PubChem CID23662403
DTXSIDDTXSID7025219
FormulaC18H29NaO3S
Mol. Weight348.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCC1=CC=CC=C1S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+]
Data Sources
DTXSID70252192026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
236624032026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23662403/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23662403.json
25155-30-02026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 25155-30-02026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv