Pentaerythritol octanoate

CAS 3008-50-2

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$384M

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 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).

MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Singapore
Austria
United Kingdom
Philippines
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
Israel
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Norway
Poland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Russia

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.

Pulcra Chemicals

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

•Lubricants and lubricant additives in Organic Fiber Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS3008-50-2

PubChem CID76366

DTXSIDDTXSID00863076

FormulaC37H68O8

Mol. Weight640.9 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCC)(COC(=O)CCCCCCC)COC(=O)CCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID00863076Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 76366Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Pentaerythritol octanoate (CAS 3008-50-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3008-50-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID00863076. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID00863076 PubChem: 76366. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/76366 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3008-50-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3008-50-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 3008-50-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/