Octadecanoic acid, zinc salt
CAS 557-05-1
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US productionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import value, 2024$6.2B
Top sourceJapan 32%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 291570, 382499 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291570, 382499, which covers 288 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China
- Liechtenstein
- Chile
- Ireland
- Vietnam
- Austria
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Israel
- Australia
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Hungary
- Denmark
- South Africa
- Philippines
- Norway
- Czech Republic
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
- Portugal
- Slovenia
- Morocco
- Monaco
- Argentina
- Saudi Arabia
- Finland
- Egypt
- Oman
- Slovakia
- Qatar
- Ukraine
- Lebanon
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Costa Rica
- Belarus
- Peru
- Hong Kong
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Cambodia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Uruguay
- Romania
- Tunisia
- Zimbabwe
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Armenia
EPA-registered manufacturers (9)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Peter Greven Gmbh & Co Kg · DE Germany
Stiftung Pro Humanitate · LS LS
Baerlocher Production
Faci Usa
Norac Additives
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Pmc Biogenix
Resin Solutions
Sasco Chemical Group
Struktol
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (6)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Aalborz Chemical
American International Chemical
Fci
Honeywell International (123312)
Posco International America
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Si Group
EPA-registered importers (33)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Azelis S A · LU Luxembourg
Basf Se · DE Germany
Bridgestone · JP Japan
Canada Imperial Oil · CA Canada
Dowlais Group Plc · GB United Kingdom
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Fila Holdings · KR South Korea
Government Of Abu Dhabi · AE United Arab Emirates
Ravago S A · LU Luxembourg
Safic-Alcan · FR France
Songwon Industrial · KR South Korea
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
3M
Aakash Chemicals
Acushnet Holdings
Akdeniz Chemson Additives
Akrochem
Ambyth Chemical
Aoc
Azelis Americas Case
Basf
Bridgestone Americas
Bridgestone Sporting Goods Mfg Usa
Chemspec
Dow Chemical
ExxonMobil
Gkn Powder Metallurgy Holdings
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Nc Holdings Usa
Ravago Holdings America
Silver Fern Chemical
Solvay
Songwon
Xerox
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Industrial Uses
Used in 16 sectors as 13 functional roles.
- •Lubricating agent in Printing Ink Manufacturing (57%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Polymerization promoter in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (19%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Plastics Product Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (13%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (23%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Wholesale and Retail TradeNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Filler in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Lubricating agent in Adhesive Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Antioxidant in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •UV stabilizer in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Antioxidant in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •UV stabilizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •UV stabilizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •pH regulating agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •pH regulating agent in Other (10%)Processing—repackaging
- •pH regulating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •pH regulating agent in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-caking agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (52%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-caking agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (11%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Rubber Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Heat stabilizer in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat stabilizer in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat stabilizer in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
Chemical Identity
CAS557-05-1
PubChem CID11178
DTXSIDDTXSID7027209
FormulaC36H70O4Zn
Mol. Weight632.3 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[Zn+2]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7027209Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 11178Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Octadecanoic acid, zinc salt (CAS 557-05-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/557-05-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7027209. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7027209 PubChem: 11178. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11178 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 557-05-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 557-05-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570,382499 for CAS 557-05-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/