Fatty acids, vegetable-oil
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
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 382319 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 382319, which covers 24 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- United Kingdom
- Brazil
- Italy
- Japan
- Taiwan
- Chile
- Switzerland
- Colombia
- Singapore
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 3 sectors as 4 functional roles.
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in OtherUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in OtherUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Thickening agent in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv