Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd.
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$406M
Top SourceIndonesia 65%
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 382319 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 382319, which covers 24 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
ID 65%IndonesiaMY 14%MalaysiaIN 11%IndiaES 2%SpainDE 2%Germany
- United Kingdom
- Brazil
- Italy
- Japan
- Taiwan
- Chile
- Switzerland
- Colombia
- Singapore
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Evonik
Iowa Renewable Energy
Pmc Biogenix
EPA-registered importers (11)
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
Oleon Nv · BE Belgium
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Basf
Croda
Show all 11
Irving Oil Investments
M-I
Newmarket
Oleon Americas
Rierden Chemical & Trading
The Procter & Gamble
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodEnergyTransportationMetals & 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 10 sectors as 12 functional roles.
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Heat transferring agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Surface modifier in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (86%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Surface active agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel agents in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Polymerization promoter in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Fuel agents in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (78%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (12%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (68%)Processing as a reactant
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS67701-08-0
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID1028310
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID10283102026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
67701-08-02026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 67701-08-02026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv