Bis(1-methylethyl)naphthalenesulfonic acid

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

US ProductionCBI

Import Value$40M

Top SourceGermany 22%

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 290410 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290410, which covers 39 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

DE 22%GermanyIT 20%ItalyCN 14%ChinaBE 11%BelgiumIN 11%India

EPA-registered manufacturers (3)

Ces Energy Solutions · CA Canada

Aes Holdings

Nease

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConsumer Products

Downstream UsesNo data available

FDA Shortage Status

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Anti-scaling agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Dispersing agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS28757-00-8

PubChem CID162217

DTXSIDDTXSID7049685

FormulaC16H20O3S

Mol. Weight292.4 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)C1=CC2=CC=CC=C2C(=C1C(C)C)S(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID70496852026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1622172026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/162217/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/162217.json

28757-00-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 28757-00-82026-04-25

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

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

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