Nonanedioic acid, dilithium salt

CAS 38900-29-7

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

Molecular structure of 38900-29-7 — 2 Li⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$43M

Top sourceChina 41%

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 291713 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291713, which covers 27 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 41%ChinaIN 26%IndiaOM 14%OmanIT 9%ItalyNL 5%Netherlands

Germany
Brazil
Switzerland
Japan
Spain
Belgium

EPA-registered manufacturers (5)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Chevron

ExxonMobil

Kluber Lubrication North America

Pdv Holding

Quaker Houghton

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Pennzoil-Quaker State

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyTransportationMetals & Mining

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Machinery Manufacturing (53%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Lubricating agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (47%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS38900-29-7

PubChem CID162336

DTXSIDDTXSID1029758

FormulaC9H14Li2O4

Mol. Weight200.1 g/mol

SMILES[Li+].[Li+].C(CCCC(=O)[O-])CCCC(=O)[O-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1029758Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 162336Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Nonanedioic acid, dilithium salt (CAS 38900-29-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/38900-29-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1029758. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1029758 PubChem: 162336. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/162336 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 38900-29-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 38900-29-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291713 for CAS 38900-29-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/