Hexadecane

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

Molecular structure of 544-76-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$917M
Top SourceCanada 95%

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 290110 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290110, which covers 24 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 95%CanadaDE 2%GermanyBR 1%BrazilKR 1%South Korea
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Vertellus
EPA-registered importers (2)
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)

Why It Matters

Sectors
TextilesConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Embalming agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (97%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Functional fluids (closed systems) in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$33.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.07500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.101 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.111 kg98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.12500 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.141 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.69100 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$16.2725 g99.5%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$30.001 g95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS544-76-3
PubChem CID11006
DTXSIDDTXSID0027195
FormulaC16H34
Mol. Weight226.44 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

DTXSID00271952026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

110062026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/11006/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/11006.json

544-76-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 544-76-32026-04-25

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

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

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