Dibutylnaphthalenesulfonic acid sodium salt

CAS 25417-20-3

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$40M

Top sourceGermany 22%

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 290410 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production 155.0K lb · Imports 41.3K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 290410, which covers 115 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).

DE 22%GermanyIT 20%ItalyCN 14%ChinaBE 11%BelgiumIN 11%India

Spain
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Brazil
Taiwan
Hong Kong

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.

Geo Specialty Chemicals

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

China National Chemical · CN China

Syngenta Crop Protection

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureConsumer 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 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS25417-20-3

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID6041848

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6041848Retrieved 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

Dibutylnaphthalenesulfonic acid sodium salt (CAS 25417-20-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/25417-20-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6041848. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6041848 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 25417-20-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 25417-20-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290410 for CAS 25417-20-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/