Triethanolamine stearate

CAS 4568-28-9

U.S. production volumes are classified 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 volumeZero

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

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

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Hexion

Hydrite Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionPaper & Printing

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 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Sealant (barrier) in Wood Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Defoamer in Paper Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•pH regulating agent in Wood Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS4568-28-9

PubChem CID20701

DTXSIDDTXSID9026219

FormulaC24H51NO5

Mol. Weight433.7 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].C(CO)[NH+](CCO)CCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9026219Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 20701Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Triethanolamine stearate (CAS 4568-28-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4568-28-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9026219. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9026219 PubChem: 20701. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/20701 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 4568-28-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 4568-28-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting