Eicosanoic acid
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 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
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
- Singapore
- Austria
- United Kingdom
- Philippines
- Canada
- Hungary
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Israel
- Denmark
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Norway
- Poland
- Hong Kong
- South Africa
- Russia
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Basf
Emery Oleochemicals
Pmc Biogenix
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.
Vvf Kansas Services
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
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 8 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Fuel in OtherUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in OtherUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Surface active agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Product Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
- •Finishing agents in Paper Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Softener and conditioner in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$1.45/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$725.00 / 500 g
Purity97%
Vendors33 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
32 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $1.47 | 100 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $1.53 | 500 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $1.55 | 100 g | 97% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $1.59 | 100 g | 97% |
| Chemscene | United States | $1.61 | 500 g | — |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $1.68 | 500 g | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $1.68 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $1.68 | 500 g | 97% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $2.00 | 25 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $3.05 | 100 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $3.22 | 100 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $3.39 | 10 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $4.30 | 100 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $11.44 | 1 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $12.00 | 25 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $14.57 | 25 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $14.57 | 25 g | 99% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $30.01 | 5 g | 99.94% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $31.00 | 1 g | 99.86% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $37.80 | 1 g | 98% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $51.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Molnova | China | $380.00 | 100 mg | 99% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $595.00 | 100 mg | 98% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $3170.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 97% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $6900.00 | 10 mg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks) | United States | $12850.00 | 100 mg | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS (2 weeks) | United States | $13160.00 | 100 mg | 95% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
| A2B Chem LLC (1 week) | United States | $130000.00 | 1 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
CAS506-30-9
PubChem CID10467
DTXSIDDTXSID1060134
FormulaC20H40O2
Mol. Weight312.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Data Sources
DTXSID10601342026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
104672026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/10467/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/10467.json
506-30-92026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 506-30-92026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv