Fatty acids, C16-18
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.
Import Value$478M
Top SourceIndonesia 67%
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 382311, 382319 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
ID 67%IndonesiaMY 15%MalaysiaIN 10%IndiaES 2%SpainDE 2%Germany
- Canada
- China
- United Kingdom
- Brazil
- Italy
- Sweden
- Japan
- Taiwan
- Chile
- Switzerland
- Colombia
- Singapore
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Cargill, Incorporated
Evonik
EPA-registered importers (19)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Ioi Acidchem Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Oleon Nv · BE Belgium
Acidchem (Usa)
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
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Akdeniz Chemson Additives
Clariant
Icof America
Idemitsu Lubricants America
Imerys
Innospec
Lanxess
Michelin North America
Oleon Americas
Omya
Reckitt Benckiser
Rierden Chemical & Trading
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Vitusa Products
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore 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 11 sectors as 14 functional roles.
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (65%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (34%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuels and fuel additives in Wood Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in Services (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Stabilizing agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Stabilizing agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Services (99%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Waterproofing agent in OtherProcessing as a reactant
- •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Pigment in Plastics Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in Other (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (41%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-static agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (16%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Functional fluids (open systems) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS67701-03-5
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID7028306
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID70283062026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
67701-03-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 67701-03-52026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv