Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate
CAS 25155-30-0
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$75M
Top sourceCanada 16%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 340231 · narrow
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 340231, which covers 4 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).
CA 16%CanadaIN 13%IndiaNO 10%NorwayIL 10%IsraelKR 8%South Korea
- Indonesia
- Taiwan
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Egypt
- Singapore
- Colombia
- Turkey
- Dominican Republic
- Denmark
- Nigeria
- Australia
- South Africa
- Switzerland
- Brazil
- Sweden
- Jordan
EPA-registered manufacturers (13)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Ascent Chemicals
Brenntag
Colgate Palmolive
Dover Chemical
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Ecolab
Nalco- An Ecolab
Pilot Chemical Holdings
Simoniz Usa
Solenis
Solvay
Starchem
Textile Rubber & Chemical
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Dystar
Stepan
EPA-registered importers (8)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom
Colgate-Palmolive
Dollar General Cdr
Dow Chemical
Lidochem
Show all 8
Reckitt Benckiser
S.C. Johnson & Son
Willert Home Products
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureFoodEnergyWaterTransportationMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore 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 15 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Primary Metal Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (7%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dust suppressant in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (53%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in Primary Metal Manufacturing (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in Utilities (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in Services (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in Paper Manufacturing (22%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Dust suppressant in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (7%)Processing—repackaging
- •Dust suppressant in Petrochemical Manufacturing (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Emulsifier in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Foamant in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—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
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paper Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Other (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.09/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$45.00 / 500 g
PurityNot recorded
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
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7025219Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 23662403Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (CAS 25155-30-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/25155-30-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7025219. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7025219 PubChem: 23662403. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23662403 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 25155-30-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 25155-30-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 340231 for CAS 25155-30-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/