Amidopropylalkyl carboxymethyl dimethyl ammonium compound C14 (apAcMDMAC C14)

CAS 59272-84-3

U.S. production volumes are classified 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$371M

Top sourceChina 27%

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 292419 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 211 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).

CN 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom

Hungary
Austria
Spain
Egypt
Canada
Sweden
Ukraine
Denmark
Israel
Lithuania
Greece
Ireland
Taiwan
Uruguay
Turkey
Australia
Singapore
Latvia
Colombia

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Colonial Chemical

Verdant Specialty Solutions

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

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

Evonik

Solvay

Stepan

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals

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

Used in 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS59272-84-3

PubChem CID3034644

DTXSIDDTXSID9041283

FormulaC21H42N2O3

Mol. Weight370.6 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NCCC[N+](C)(C)CC(=O)[O-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9041283Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 3034644Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

Amidopropylalkyl carboxymethyl dimethyl ammonium compound C14 (apAcMDMAC C14) (CAS 59272-84-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/59272-84-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9041283. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9041283 PubChem: 3034644. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3034644 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 59272-84-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 59272-84-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292419 for CAS 59272-84-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/