Barium nonylphenolate

CAS 28987-17-9

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

Molecular structure of 28987-17-9 — 1 Ba²⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$2M

Top sourceTaiwan 77%

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 290713 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290713, which covers 12 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).

TW 77%TaiwanBR 11%BrazilCN 8%ChinaPL 3%PolandMX 1%Mexico

Canada

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.

Baerlocher Usa

Galata Chemicals

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.

Polymer Additves

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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

•Heat stabilizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS28987-17-9

PubChem CID14029936

DTXSIDDTXSID3027952

FormulaC30H46BaO2

Mol. Weight576 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCC1=CC=CC=C1[O-].CCCCCCCCCC1=CC=CC=C1[O-].[Ba+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3027952Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 14029936Retrieved 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

Barium nonylphenolate (CAS 28987-17-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/28987-17-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3027952. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3027952 PubChem: 14029936. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14029936 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 28987-17-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 28987-17-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290713 for CAS 28987-17-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/