4-Pentadecylidene-3-tetradecyl-2-oxetanone
No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.
US ProductionZero
Import Value$286M
Import Volume1.0M lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceChina 48%
4-Pentadecylidene-3-tetradecyl-2-oxetanone · US import value by year
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 293220 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 293220, which covers 33 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).
CN 48%ChinaIN 15%IndiaJP 7%JapanGB 7%United KingdomCH 7%Switzerland
- Mexico
- Austria
- Indonesia
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Malaysia
- Israel
- Poland
- Vietnam
- Ukraine
- South Africa
- Singapore
- Russia
- Lithuania
- Hungary
- Belarus
- Brazil
- Australia
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.
Kemira Chemicals
Why It Matters
Sectors
Paper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 1 sector as 1 functional role.
- •Waterproofing agent in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS42272-70-8
PubChem CID170630
DTXSIDDTXSID5029760
FormulaC32H60O2
Mol. Weight476.8 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=C1C(C(=O)O1)CCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Data Sources
DTXSID50297602026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
1706302026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/170630/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/170630.json
42272-70-82026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 42272-70-82026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv