(2-Ethylhexanoato-O)oxoaluminium

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

Molecular structure of 56237-73-1
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
Paper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Thickening agent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS56237-73-1
PubChem CID16684068
DTXSIDDTXSID701014968
FormulaC8H15AlO3
Mol. Weight186.18 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)C(=O)O[Al]=O

Data Sources

DTXSID7010149682026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

166840682026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/16684068/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/16684068.json

56237-73-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 56237-73-12026-04-25

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

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