Aluminum stearate

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

Molecular structure of 637-12-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$6.2B
Top SourceJapan 32%

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 291570, 382499 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291570, 382499, which covers 193 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Pmc Biogenix
Polymer Addtives Inc. Dba Valtris Specialty Chemcials
EPA-registered importers (3)
Faci Spa · IT Italy
Faci Usa Industrial
Hp

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Viscosity modifiers in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAA BLOCKS
CountryUnited States
Pack$19.00 / 1 kg
Purity4%
Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.021 kg4%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.17500 g
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS637-12-7
PubChem CID12496
DTXSIDDTXSID0027278
FormulaC54H105AlO6
Mol. Weight877.4 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[Al+3]

Data Sources

DTXSID00272782026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

124962026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/12496/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/12496.json

637-12-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 637-12-72026-04-25

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

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