Fatty acids, coco, Me esters

CAS 61788-59-8

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$1.9B

Top sourceCanada 30%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 382600 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 382600, which covers 15 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).

CA 30%CanadaDE 27%GermanyES 22%SpainIT 9%ItalyBE 4%Belgium

China
Singapore
Poland
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Sweden

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.

Innospec

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.

Colonial Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer Products

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

•Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS61788-59-8

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID8028056

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8028056Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Fatty acids, coco, Me esters (CAS 61788-59-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/61788-59-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8028056. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8028056 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 61788-59-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 61788-59-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 382600 for CAS 61788-59-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/