Nickel bis(2-ethylhexanoate)

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

Molecular structure of 4454-16-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$384M
Top SourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 180 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
The Shepherd Material Science

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Process regulators in Petroleum Refineries (85%)Processing as a reactant
  • Process regulators in Petrochemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • Process regulators in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS4454-16-4
PubChem CID107553
DTXSIDDTXSID40890588
FormulaC16H30NiO4
Mol. Weight345.1 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)C(=O)[O-].CCCCC(CC)C(=O)[O-].[Ni+2]

Data Sources

DTXSID408905882026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1075532026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/107553/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/107553.json

4454-16-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 4454-16-42026-04-25

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

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