Pentadecane

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 629-62-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$917M
Import Volume84.7K lbs
Top SourceCanada 95%

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 290110 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290110, which covers 24 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 95%CanadaDE 2%GermanyBR 1%BrazilKR 1%South Korea
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
EPA-registered importers (1)
Kyodo Yushi Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyMetals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Lubricating agent in Machinery Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Fuel in Other (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$31.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors19 available

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

18 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.07500 g98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.121 kg
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.151 kg98.88%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.19100 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.271 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.281 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.40100 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.41100 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.55100 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.62500 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.62500 g99%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.75500 g99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.99100 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.4825 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
MolnovaChina$3600.0050 mg99%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS629-62-9
PubChem CID12391
DTXSIDDTXSID6027268
FormulaC15H32
Mol. Weight212.41 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

DTXSID60272682026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

123912026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/12391/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/12391.json

629-62-92026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 629-62-92026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv