Potassium palmitate

Used in 1 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 2624-31-9
US Production32.8K lbs
Import Value$114M
Import Volume15.7K lbs
Import Dependency32%
Top SourceIndonesia 27%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291570 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291570, which covers 50 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 27%IndonesiaMY 25%MalaysiaSG 12%SingaporeIN 10%IndiaIT 6%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Traxit North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer Products
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$95.00/gAK Scientific, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$95.00 / 1 g
Purity98%
Vendors1 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

Chemical Identity

CAS2624-31-9
PubChem CID23676743
DTXSIDDTXSID0042321
FormulaC16H31KO2
Mol. Weight294.51 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[K+]

Data Sources

DTXSID00423212026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

236767432026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23676743/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23676743.json

2624-31-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 2624-31-92026-04-25

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

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