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Potassium isostearate

CAS 66469-15-6

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 66469-15-6
1 K⁺
US production118.3K lb
Import volumeZero
Import dependency0%
Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production 118.3K lb · Imports Zero
2019
US production 122.5K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 291590 covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Pulcra Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
Textiles
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS66469-15-6
PubChem CID23673612
DTXSIDDTXSID6042070
FormulaC18H35KO2
Mol. Weight322.6 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[K+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Potassium isostearate (CAS 66469-15-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/66469-15-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6042070. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6042070 PubChem: 23673612. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23673612 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 66469-15-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 66469-15-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting