Hexadecene
CAS 26952-14-7
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
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. 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 290129 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports 1.4M lb
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports 1.5M lb
These shares come from HS customs code 290129, which covers 108 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Spain
- Ireland
- India
- United Kingdom
- Malaysia
- Dominican Republic
- Mexico
- Switzerland
- Australia
- South Korea
- Turkey
- Portugal
- Morocco
- Guyana
- Poland
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Slovakia
- Ukraine
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.
- •Diluent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hydraulic fluids in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (80%)Processing as a reactant
- •Waterproofing agent in Paper Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 500 g | 94% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 94% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.07 | 500 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.07 | 1 kg | — |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $1.72 | 25 g | 99% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $2.12 | 25 g | 99% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $3.08 | 25 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $5.48 | 25 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $19.80 | 5 g | 99.5% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID90912325Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 12395Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Hexadecene (CAS 26952-14-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/26952-14-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID90912325. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID90912325 PubChem: 12395. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12395 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 26952-14-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 26952-14-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290129 for CAS 26952-14-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/