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Isohexadecanoic acid

CAS 32844-67-0

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

Molecular structure of 32844-67-0
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · 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
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Emery Oleochemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Lubricating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (45%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Lubricating agent in Paper Manufacturing (45%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS32844-67-0
PubChem CID36247
DTXSIDDTXSID9067726
FormulaC16H32O2
Mol. Weight256.42 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Isohexadecanoic acid (CAS 32844-67-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/32844-67-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9067726. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9067726 PubChem: 36247. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/36247 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 32844-67-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 32844-67-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 32844-67-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/