Calcium palmitate

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

Molecular structure of 542-42-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$114M
Top SourceIndonesia 27%

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 291570 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291570, which covers 50 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 27%IndonesiaMY 25%MalaysiaSG 12%SingaporeIN 10%IndiaIT 6%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Traxit North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Energy
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$94.49/gCayman Europe
CountryEstonia
Pack$472.43 / 5 g
Purity98%
Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS542-42-7
PubChem CID9829021
DTXSIDDTXSID6027189
FormulaC32H62CaO4
Mol. Weight550.9 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]

Data Sources

DTXSID60271892026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

98290212026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/9829021/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/9829021.json

542-42-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 542-42-72026-04-25

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

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