Octadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy-, calcium salt (2:1)

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

Molecular structure of 3159-62-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$81M
Top SourceChina 35%

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 291819 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, which covers 27 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 35%ChinaIN 34%IndiaIT 9%ItalyDE 9%GermanyJP 4%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Citgo Holding
ExxonMobil
Fuchs Lubricants
Quaker Chemical
EPA-registered importers (5)
Sumitomo · JP Japan
Total Se · FR France
Lanxess
Sumitomo Corporation Of Americas
Total Specialties Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodEnergyTransportationMetals & MiningPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 8 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Primary Metal Manufacturing (50%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Machinery Manufacturing (50%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Thickening agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (16%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Thickening agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (38%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Thickening agent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Thickening agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (41%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Thickening agent in Paper Manufacturing (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.16/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$82.00 / 500 g
PurityNo data available
Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)United States$0.58100 g95%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$0.64100 g95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.64500 g95%

Chemical Identity

CAS3159-62-4
PubChem CID102376
DTXSIDDTXSID9027524
FormulaC36H70CaO6
Mol. Weight639 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCC(CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-])O.CCCCCCC(CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-])O.[Ca+2]

Data Sources

DTXSID90275242026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1023762026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/102376/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/102376.json

3159-62-42026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 3159-62-42026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv

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