Hydrocarbon waxes, petroleum, oxidized

CAS 64743-00-6

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

Molecular structure of 64743-00-6
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$271M
Top sourceCanada 20%

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 340490 · narrow

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 340490, which covers 8 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 20%CanadaDE 15%GermanyMY 12%MalaysiaIN 10%IndiaKR 8%South Korea

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS64743-00-6
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID9028255
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

Brief citations

Hydrocarbon waxes, petroleum, oxidized (CAS 64743-00-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/64743-00-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9028255. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9028255 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 64743-00-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 340490 for CAS 64743-00-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/