2-Ethylhexyl hexadecanoate
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$114M
Top SourceIndonesia 27%
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 291570 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 291570, which covers 50 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
ID 27%IndonesiaMY 25%MalaysiaSG 12%SingaporeIN 10%IndiaIT 6%Italy
- United Kingdom
- Colombia
- Argentina
- Vietnam
- Peru
- Brazil
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (9)
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
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Basf
Clariant
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Croda
Emery Oleochemicals
Pulcra Chemicals
Zschimmer&Schwarz
EPA-registered importers (7)
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
Ioi Acidchem Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Oleon Nv · BE Belgium
Acidchem (Usa)
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
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Basf
Oleon Americas
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyElectronicsMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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
Used in 9 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hydraulic fluids in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solubility enhancer in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Demulsifier in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (71%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Printing and Related Support Activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (42%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.34/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$170.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors12 available
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.36 | 250 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.39 | 250 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.40 | 500 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.40 | 500 g | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.40 | 500 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.87 | 100 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $1.80 | 100 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $2.52 | 100 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $2.76 | 25 g | 98% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $29.00 | 1 g | 99.97% |
| Molnova | China | $964.00 | 500 mg | 99% |
Chemical Identity
CAS29806-73-3
PubChem CID62851
DTXSIDDTXSID3027958
FormulaC24H48O2
Mol. Weight368.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(CC)CCCC
Data Sources
DTXSID30279582026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
628512026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/62851/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/62851.json
29806-73-32026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 29806-73-32026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv