Sorbitan tristearate

CAS 26658-19-5

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$64M

Top sourceChina 37%

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 293219 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293219, which covers 136 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).

CN 37%ChinaIT 23%ItalyJP 20%JapanIN 12%IndiaES 2%Spain

Belgium
Germany
Netherlands
Canada
Mexico
Slovakia
Malaysia
Portugal
Taiwan
Sweden
Latvia
Israel

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.

Vantage Specialties

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Croda

Why It Matters

Sectors

FoodTextilesPaints & CoatingsCore 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 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (76%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Dispersing agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS26658-19-5

PubChem CID15181202

DTXSIDDTXSID8047054

FormulaC60H114O8

Mol. Weight963.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(C1C(C(CO1)O)OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8047054Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 15181202Retrieved 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

Sorbitan tristearate (CAS 26658-19-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/26658-19-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8047054. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8047054 PubChem: 15181202. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/15181202 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 26658-19-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 26658-19-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293219 for CAS 26658-19-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/