Isooctadecanoic acid
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$384M
Top SourceMalaysia 21%
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 291590 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 180 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).
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
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Emery Oleochemicals
Kraton
EPA-registered importers (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Oleon Nv · BE Belgium
Croda
Oleon Americas
Pulcra Chemicals
Rierden Chemical & Trading
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyElectronicsConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & 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 13 sectors as 12 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (26%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Softener and conditioner in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Swelling agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (45%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Paper Manufacturing (45%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Coalescing agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (8%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Opacifer in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.07/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$35.00 / 500 g
PurityNo data available
Vendors17 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.08 | 500 g | — |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.10 | 1 kg | 97% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.14 | 1 kg | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.14 | 1 kg | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.14 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.14 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.98 | 100 g | 97% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $1.25 | 100 g | 99.08% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $1.86 | 100 g | 97% |
| AA BLOCKS (2 weeks) | United States | $5120.00 | 250 mg | 95% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $5572.00 | 250 mg | 95% |
| A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks) | United States | $6048.00 | 250 mg | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $13726.80 | 25 mg | 97% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $13726.80 | 25 mg | 97% |
Chemical Identity
CAS30399-84-9
PubChem CID21859
DTXSIDDTXSID2027963
FormulaC18H36O2
Mol. Weight284.5 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Data Sources
DTXSID20279632026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
218592026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/21859/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/21859.json
30399-84-92026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 30399-84-92026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv