Stearyl acrylate

CAS 4813-57-4

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

Molecular structure of 4813-57-4
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$196M
Top sourceSouth Korea 24%

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 291612 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291612, which covers 92 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 24%South KoreaTW 17%TaiwanZA 14%South AfricaIT 13%ItalyJP 12%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Arkema
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Polyventive
EPA-registered importers (5)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Kowa · JP Japan
Basf
Kowa Holdings America
Miwon North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Photosensitive chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plasticizer in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$8.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors18 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

Chemical Identity

CAS4813-57-4
PubChem CID62552
DTXSIDDTXSID9063613
FormulaC21H40O2
Mol. Weight324.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C=C

Data Sources

Brief citations

Stearyl acrylate (CAS 4813-57-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4813-57-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9063613. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9063613 PubChem: 62552. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/62552 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 4813-57-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 4813-57-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291612 for CAS 4813-57-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/