Octadecane
CAS 593-45-3
Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 290110 · basket
- 2023
- US production 95.6K lb · Imports 296.8K lb
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 290110, which covers 58 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- China
- Spain
- Italy
- Japan
- Israel
- Malaysia
- United Kingdom
- Austria
- Portugal
- India
- Poland
- Netherlands
- Turkey
- Switzerland
- Belgium
- Greece
- Sweden
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Heat stabilizer in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Heat stabilizer in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.06 | 5 kg | 90% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.07 | 1 kg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.08 | 1 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.08 | 1 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.08 | 1 kg | 99% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.09 | 1 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.13 | 100 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.14 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 96% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.29 | 500 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.64 | 500 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.64 | 500 g | 99% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $12.58 | 5 g | 98.68% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9047172Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 11635Retrieved 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
Octadecane (CAS 593-45-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/593-45-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9047172. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9047172 PubChem: 11635. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11635 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 593-45-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 593-45-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290110 for CAS 593-45-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/