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Glyceryl monostearate

Drug ingredient

CAS 31566-31-1

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 31566-31-1
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$114M
Top sourceIndonesia 27%

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 291570 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291570, which covers 96 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 27%IndonesiaMY 25%MalaysiaSG 12%SingaporeIN 10%IndiaIT 6%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Arxada
Croda
Pmc Biogenix
Sasco Chemical Group
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
Braskem America
Catalynt Solutions
International Flavors And Fragrances
EPA-registered importers (10)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Kao · JP Japan
Pcc Exol Sa · PL Poland
Aakash Chemicals
Basf
Show all 10
Faci Usa
Icof America
Kao America
Oleon Americas
Pcc Chemax
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
ANUBIS COSMETICS SL
Fagron Inc

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Anubismed
  • •Anubis Barcelona
  • •Anubis Barcelona Spa Line
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 8 sectors as 8 functional roles.

  • •Dispersing agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plasticizer in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (85%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Lubricating agent in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (15%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Dispersing agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Anti-static agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Anti-caking agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
  • •Emulsifier in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$5.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors24 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

23 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.01500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.031 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.04500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.05500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.05500 g98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.05500 g—
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g97%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.121 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.31100 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$1.44100 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$3.0825 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$586.00500 mg—
Cayman EuropeEstonia$694.96500 mg98%
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)United States$840.00100 mg—
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$850.00100 mg—
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$1196.801 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$1196.801 g99%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$9240.0025 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS31566-31-1
PubChem CID24699
DTXSIDDTXSID7027968
FormulaC21H42O4
Mol. Weight358.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(CO)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Glyceryl monostearate (CAS 31566-31-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/31566-31-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7027968. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7027968 PubChem: 24699. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24699 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 31566-31-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 31566-31-1. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291570 for CAS 31566-31-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/