Octadecanoic acid
Drug ingredientThis 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$186M
Top SourceIndonesia 46%
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 291570, 382311 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
ID 46%IndonesiaMY 23%MalaysiaSG 7%SingaporeIN 6%IndiaIT 3%Italy
- Spain
- Turkey
- South Korea
- United Kingdom
- Sweden
- Colombia
- Argentina
- Vietnam
- Peru
- Brazil
- Denmark
- Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (8)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Basf
Emery Oleochemicals
Evonik
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Kraton
Momentive Performance Materials
Pmc Biogenix
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
Faci Spa · IT Italy
Michelin · FR France
Peter Greven Gmbh & Co Kg · DE Germany
Acid Products
Show all 33
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Azelis Us Holding
Brenntag
Camso Manufacturing Usa
Colonial Group
Faci Usa Industrial
Hallmark Cards
Kg International
Kic Chemicals
Lanxess
Lbb Specialties Holdings
Mccullough & Associates
Michelin North America
Norac Additives
Omya
Rierden Chemical & Trading
Sanford
Sovereign Chemical
Target
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
The Magni Group
The Procter & Gamble
Valudor Products
Vitusa Products
Westlake Chemical
Wilbur-Ellis
Wintersun International
Wugona
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsElectronicsPaper & PrintingCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningTextilesConstruction
Downstream Uses
Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •turmeric kojic acid product
- •iq shield pro 60g goat milk silk
- •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 24 sectors as 20 functional roles.
- •Lubricating agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (0%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail TradeNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Polymerization promoter in Wholesale and Retail Trade (0%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Fuel in OtherUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in OtherUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Thickening agent in Rubber Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Pigment in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (16%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Product Manufacturing (24%)Processing as a reactant
- •Finishing agents in Paper Manufacturing (8%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (32%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Emulsifier in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Anti-slip agent in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in OtherUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Binder in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-static agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Anti-adhesive agents in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (14%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Fillers in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Lubricating agent in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Binder in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Rubber Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Lubricating agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in ConstructionProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Paper ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Custom Compounding of Purchased ResinsProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$6.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors28 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.01 | 25 kg | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.01 | 25 kg | 95% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 500 g | 99% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.02 | 5 kg | 90% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.04 | 500 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.05 | 5 kg | 95% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.40 | 100 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $1.95 | 100 g | 99.87% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $2.70 | 10 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $3.87 | 100 g | 98% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $8.40 | 100 g | 98% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $9.64 | 10 g | 98% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $24.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Molnova | China | $30.00 | 1 g | 99% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $72.00 | 1 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| 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 | 99% |
| TimTec, LLC | United States | $32000.00 | 10 mg | 90% |
| AnalytiCon Discovery - a Division of BRAIN Biotech AG | Germany | $122210.00 | 8 mg | 85% |
Chemical Identity
CAS57-11-4
PubChem CID5281
DTXSIDDTXSID8021642
FormulaC18H36O2
Mol. Weight284.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Data Sources
DTXSID80216422026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
52812026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/5281/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/5281.json
57-11-42026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 57-11-42026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv