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Barium laurate

CAS 4696-57-5

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

Molecular structure of 4696-57-5
1 Ba²⁺
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$384M
Import volume4.0K lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Barium laurate · US import value by year
$222M2013$1.6B2021$384M2024$365M2025

2013: $222M · Peak 2021: $1.6B · 2024: $384M · 2025: $365M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports 4.0K lb
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered importers (1)
Baerlocher Production

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS4696-57-5
PubChem CID62548
DTXSIDDTXSID1063564
FormulaC24H46BaO4
Mol. Weight535.9 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[Ba+2]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Barium laurate (CAS 4696-57-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4696-57-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1063564. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1063564 PubChem: 62548. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/62548 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 4696-57-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 4696-57-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 4696-57-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/