Hexadecene

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 26952-14-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$246M
Import Volume1.5M lbs
Top SourceCanada 51%

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 290129 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290129, which covers 40 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 51%CanadaZA 32%South AfricaBR 6%BrazilJP 4%JapanIT 1%Italy
EPA-registered importers (1)
Halliburton

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • Functional fluids (open systems) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (30%)Processing as a reactant
  • Plating agents and surface treating agents in Paper Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
  • Surface active agents in Paper Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
  • Viscosity adjustors in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Lubricating agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$7.00 / 500 g
Purity94%
Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g94%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.021 kg94%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.071 kg
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$1.7225 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$2.1225 g99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$3.0825 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$5.4825 g99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$19.805 g99.5%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS26952-14-7
PubChem CID12395
DTXSIDDTXSID90912325
FormulaC16H32
Mol. Weight224.42 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=C

Data Sources

DTXSID909123252026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

123952026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/12395/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/12395.json

26952-14-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 26952-14-72026-04-25

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

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