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Sodium 1-octanesulfonate

CAS 5324-84-5

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

Molecular structure of 5324-84-5
1 Na
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$40M
Top sourceGermany 22%

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 290410 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290410, which covers 115 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 22%GermanyIT 20%ItalyCN 14%ChinaBE 11%BelgiumIN 11%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Catexel Nease
Chemdesign Products
Ecolab
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Stepan

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in ServicesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •CBI in CBICBI
  • •Intermediate in ServicesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS5324-84-5
PubChem CID45052255
DTXSIDDTXSID2027595
FormulaC8H18NaO3S
Mol. Weight217.28 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCS(=O)(=O)O.[Na]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Sodium 1-octanesulfonate (CAS 5324-84-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5324-84-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2027595. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2027595 PubChem: 45052255. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/45052255 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 5324-84-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 5324-84-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290410 for CAS 5324-84-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/