Diisodecyl azelaate

CAS 28472-97-1

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$43M

Top sourceChina 41%

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 291713 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291713, which covers 27 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 41%ChinaIN 26%IndiaOM 14%OmanIT 9%ItalyNL 5%Netherlands

Germany
Brazil
Switzerland
Japan
Spain
Belgium

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

Croda

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Cargill, Incorporated

Why It Matters

Sectors

Energy

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

•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.66/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)

CountryUnited States

Pack$166.00 / 250 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$0.68	250 g	—

Chemical Identity

CAS28472-97-1

PubChem CID119967

DTXSIDDTXSID9027942

FormulaC29H56O4

Mol. Weight468.8 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)CCCCCCCOC(=O)CCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCCCCC(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9027942Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 119967Retrieved 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

Diisodecyl azelaate (CAS 28472-97-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/28472-97-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9027942. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9027942 PubChem: 119967. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/119967 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 28472-97-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 28472-97-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291713 for CAS 28472-97-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/