Normal paraffins (petroleum)
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.
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
EPA-registered importers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Oelheld Gmbh · DE Germany
Toyota Tsusho · JP Japan
Basf
Oelheld U.S
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Toyota Tsusho America
Why It Matters
Sectors
Metals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Fuel agents in Petrochemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Primary Metal ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Machinery Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS64771-72-8
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID8028266
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID80282662026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
64771-72-82026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 64771-72-82026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv