Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate

CAS 5793-94-2

Octadecanoic acid, 2-(1-carboxyethoxy)-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl ester, calcium salt (2:1)

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

Molecular structure of 5793-94-2 — 1 Ca²⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$78M

Top sourceNetherlands 33%

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 291811 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291811, which covers 35 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).

NL 33%NetherlandsBE 14%BelgiumES 13%SpainCN 12%ChinaIT 9%Italy

Mexico
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Austria
South Korea
Sweden
Taiwan
Ukraine

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

M Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS5793-94-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID00889377

FormulaC48H86CaO12

Mol. Weight895.282 g/mol

SMILES[Ca++].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC(C)C(=O)OC(C)C([O-])=O.CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC(C)C(=O)OC(C)C([O-])=O

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
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

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Brief citations

Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate (CAS 5793-94-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5793-94-2/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 5793-94-2. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 5793-94-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 5793-94-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291811 for CAS 5793-94-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/