Octadecanoic acid, 1,2-ethanediyl ester

CAS 627-83-8

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$114M

Top sourceIndonesia 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 291570 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291570, which covers 96 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).

ID 27%IndonesiaMY 25%MalaysiaSG 12%SingaporeIN 10%IndiaIT 6%Italy

United Kingdom
Colombia
Argentina
Vietnam
Peru
Brazil
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland

EPA-registered manufacturers (8)

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

Stiftung Pro Humanitate · LS LS

Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium

Arxada

Pmc Biogenix

Solvay

Show all 8

Southern Chemical & Textiles

Struktol

Verdant Specialty Solutions

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (4)

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

Baerlocher Production

Croda

Emery Oleochemicals

Kensing

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Faci Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore 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 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
•Lubricating agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (45%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.31/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$155.00 / 500 g

Purity99%

Vendors13 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

12 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.31	500 g	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.34	100 g	—
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.36	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.38	100 g	—
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.39	500 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$0.39	500 g	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.42	500 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.47	100 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.47	100 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.67	100 g	—
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.39	100 g	—
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS627-83-8

PubChem CID61174

DTXSIDDTXSID6027260

FormulaC38H74O4

Mol. Weight595 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCOC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6027260Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 61174Retrieved 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

Octadecanoic acid, 1,2-ethanediyl ester (CAS 627-83-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/627-83-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6027260. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6027260 PubChem: 61174. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61174 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 627-83-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 627-83-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570 for CAS 627-83-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/