1-Hexadecanol
Drug ingredientThis drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$329M
Top SourceIndonesia 52%
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 290517, 382370 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 290517, 382370, which covers 21 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).
ID 52%IndonesiaMY 16%MalaysiaZA 16%South AfricaDE 6%GermanyIN 3%India
- China
- Israel
- Spain
- Mexico
- Switzerland
- Brazil
- Jamaica
- Belgium
- South Korea
- Canada
- Colombia
- United Kingdom
- Taiwan
- Australia
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.
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
The Procter & Gamble
EPA-registered importers (12)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Kao · JP Japan
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Basf
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Kao America
Norman, Fox &
Quadra Chemicals
Quaker Chemical
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Univar Solutions
Vvf Kansas Services
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningPaints & CoatingsAgricultureConstruction
Downstream Uses
Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Anubismed
- •Anubis Barcelona Regul Oil
- •Anubis Barcelona Vital Line
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 9 sectors as 11 functional roles.
- •Solvent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solubility enhancer in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (70%)Processing as a reactant
- •Antioxidant in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Thickening agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—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
- •Viscosity adjustors in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$6.00 / 1 kg
Purity99%
Vendors27 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
26 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 | $0.01 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.03 | 500 g | 97% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.03 | 10 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.05 | 10 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.05 | 10 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 99% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 500 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.12 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.16 | 500 g | 99.5% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.20 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 97% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.75 | 100 g | 99.76% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $0.99 | 100 g | 97% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Molnova | China | $260.00 | 200 mg | 99% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $1020.00 | 50 mg | 98% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $3170.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $6900.00 | 10 mg | 95% |
| TimTec, LLC | United States | $9333.33 | 30 mg | 99% |
Chemical Identity
CAS36653-82-4
PubChem CID2682
DTXSIDDTXSID4027991
FormulaC16H34O
Mol. Weight242.44 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
Data Sources
DTXSID40279912026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
26822026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/2682/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/2682.json
36653-82-42026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 36653-82-42026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv