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(2-Ethylhexanoato-O)oxoaluminium

CAS 56237-73-1

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

Molecular structure of 56237-73-1
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production 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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category'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 UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •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

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Brief citations

(2-Ethylhexanoato-O)oxoaluminium (CAS 56237-73-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/56237-73-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID701014968. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID701014968 PubChem: 16684068. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16684068 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 56237-73-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 56237-73-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 56237-73-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/