Isononanoic acid, calcium salt (2:1)

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

Molecular structure of 53988-05-9
US ProductionCBI
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
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Drier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging

Chemical Identity

CAS53988-05-9
PubChem CID23120470
DTXSIDDTXSID00894421
FormulaC18H34CaO4
Mol. Weight354.5 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)CCCCCC(=O)[O-].CC(C)CCCCCC(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]

Data Sources

DTXSID008944212026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

231204702026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23120470/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23120470.json

53988-05-92026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 53988-05-92026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv