Glycerol monopalmitate
CAS 26657-96-5
Hexadecanoic acid, monoester with 1,2,3-propanetriol
EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.
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. 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 291570, 382499 · basket
- 2023
- US production Zero · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291570, 382499, which covers 288 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Liechtenstein
- Chile
- Ireland
- Vietnam
- Austria
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Israel
- Australia
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Hungary
- Denmark
- South Africa
- Philippines
- Norway
- Czech Republic
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
- Portugal
- Slovenia
- Morocco
- Monaco
- Argentina
- Saudi Arabia
- Finland
- Egypt
- Oman
- Slovakia
- Qatar
- Ukraine
- Lebanon
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Costa Rica
- Belarus
- Peru
- Hong Kong
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Cambodia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Uruguay
- Romania
- Tunisia
- Zimbabwe
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Armenia
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
- •Anti-static agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $3.75 | 100 g | 95% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $3.76 | 25 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $3.87 | 25 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $4.16 | 25 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $4.39 | 100 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $4.39 | 100 g | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $4.39 | 100 g | 95% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $9.24 | 25 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $12.00 | 1 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $15.73 | 1 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $30.00 | 1 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $82.00 | 1 g | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $432.31 | 1 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $432.31 | 1 g | 99% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $500.94 | 500 mg | 99.89% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $994.84 | 500 mg | 95% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $1160.00 | 25 mg | 99.42% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| AnalytiCon Discovery - a Division of BRAIN Biotech AG | Germany | $135426.92 | 13 mg | 85% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
- 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
Glycerol monopalmitate (CAS 26657-96-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/26657-96-5/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 26657-96-5. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 26657-96-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 26657-96-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570,382499 for CAS 26657-96-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/