Naphthenic acids, cobalt salts
CAS 61789-51-3
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 382499 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Zero
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 382499, which covers 206 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Liechtenstein
- Indonesia
- Chile
- Ireland
- Vietnam
- Austria
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Israel
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Turkey
- Denmark
- South Africa
- Philippines
- Norway
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
- Slovenia
- Morocco
- Monaco
- Saudi Arabia
- Finland
- Argentina
- Egypt
- Oman
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Qatar
- Ukraine
- Lebanon
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Costa Rica
- Belarus
- Hong Kong
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Cambodia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Uruguay
- Romania
- Tunisia
- Peru
- Zimbabwe
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Armenia
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (70%)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1024839Retrieved 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
Naphthenic acids, cobalt salts (CAS 61789-51-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/61789-51-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1024839. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1024839 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 61789-51-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 61789-51-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 382499 for CAS 61789-51-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/