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Eicosanoic acid

CAS 506-30-9

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

Molecular structure of 506-30-9
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
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 manufacturers (1)
Pmc Biogenix
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Basf
Emery Oleochemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Anti-static agent in Paper Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Binder in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing as a reactant

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
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$1.47100 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$1.53500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$1.55100 g97%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$1.59100 g97%
ChemsceneUnited States$1.61500 g—
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$1.68500 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$1.68500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$1.68500 g97%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$2.0025 g95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$3.05100 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$3.22100 g95%
Fluorochem EUGermany$3.3910 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$4.30100 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$11.441 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$12.0025 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$14.5725 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$14.5725 g99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$30.015 g99.94%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$31.001 g99.86%
ALFA AESARGermany$37.801 g98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$51.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
MolnovaChina$380.00100 mg99%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$595.00100 mg98%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg98%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$12850.00100 mg95%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$13160.00100 mg95%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)United States$130000.001 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS506-30-9
PubChem CID10467
DTXSIDDTXSID1060134
FormulaC20H40O2
Mol. Weight312.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Eicosanoic acid (CAS 506-30-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/506-30-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1060134. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1060134 PubChem: 10467. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10467 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 506-30-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 506-30-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 506-30-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/