Hexadecanoic acid
Drug ingredientCAS 57-10-3
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$520M
Top sourceIndonesia 57%
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, 382319 · 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, 382319, which covers 119 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).
ID 57%IndonesiaMY 16%MalaysiaIN 11%IndiaSG 3%SingaporeES 2%Spain
- Hungary
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
- Taiwan
- Turkey
- South Korea
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Argentina
- Vietnam
- Peru
- Sweden
- Chile
- Switzerland
- Denmark
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Pmc Biogenix
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (10)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Akrochem
Arkema
Basf
Brenntag
Emery Oleochemicals
Show all 10
Kic Chemicals
Klk Oleo Americas
Marubeni America
Mccullough & Associates
Wego Chemical Group
EPA-registered importers (10)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Ioi Acidchem Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Sojitz · JP Japan
Acidchem (Usa)
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Harcros Chemicals
Show all 10
Icof America
Nalco- An Ecolab
Rierden Chemical & Trading
Sojitz Corporation Of America
Valudor Products
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthFoodConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Anubis Barcelona Spa Line
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 11 sectors as 10 functional roles.
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (16%)Processing as a reactant
- •Anti-static agent in Paper Manufacturing (8%)Processing as a reactant
- •Binder in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (24%)Processing as a reactant
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (32%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (9%)Processing as a reactant
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Plastics Product Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (88%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Emulsifier in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (37%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Plastics Product Manufacturing (49%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Surface modifier in Construction (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$67.00 / 5 kg
Purity98%
Vendors30 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
29 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.01 | 5 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.02 | 25 kg | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.02 | 25 kg | 95% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.03 | 2.5 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 95% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.18 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.34 | 500 g | 98% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $1.93 | 100 g | 98% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $10.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $11.00 | 5 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $12.46 | 10 g | 99.86% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $16.00 | 25 g | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Molnova | China | $2120.00 | 50 mg | 99% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $3170.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| AnalytiCon Discovery - a Division of BRAIN Biotech AG | Germany | $108077.20 | 50 mg | 85% |
Chemical Identity
CAS57-10-3
PubChem CID985
DTXSIDDTXSID2021602
FormulaC16H32O2
Mol. Weight256.42 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2021602Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 985Retrieved 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
Hexadecanoic acid (CAS 57-10-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/57-10-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2021602. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2021602 PubChem: 985. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/985 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 57-10-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 57-10-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570,382319 for CAS 57-10-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/