Calcium dodecylbenzene sulfonate
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$40M
Top SourceGermany 22%
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 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 290410, which covers 39 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).
DE 22%GermanyIT 20%ItalyCN 14%ChinaBE 11%BelgiumIN 11%India
- Spain
- Netherlands
- Czech Republic
- Brazil
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
ExxonMobil
Fuchs Lubricants
Solvay
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.
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Clariant
Croda
Lanxess
Nease
Show all 6
Solvay
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureFoodEnergyTransportationMetals & MiningPaper & 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 11 sectors as 6 functional roles.
- •Emulsifier in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (95%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Primary Metal Manufacturing (30%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Machinery Manufacturing (30%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (40%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (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
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Primary Metal Manufacturing (15%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (39%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (39%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paper Manufacturing (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Surface active agents in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS26264-06-2
PubChem CID156614057
DTXSIDDTXSID1027891
FormulaC36H62CaO6S2
Mol. Weight695.1 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC.CCCCCCCCCCCC.C1=CC=C(C=C1)S(=O)(=O)[O-].C1=CC=C(C=C1)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]
Data Sources
DTXSID10278912026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
1566140572026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/156614057/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/156614057.json
26264-06-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 26264-06-22026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv