Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., Me esters
CAS 67762-38-3
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, 2024$8.0B
Top sourceJapan 25%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 382499, 382600 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 382499, 382600, which covers 217 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
JP 25%JapanKR 22%South KoreaDE 13%GermanyCA 12%CanadaES 6%Spain
- Taiwan
- Brazil
- Sweden
- Liechtenstein
- Indonesia
- Chile
- Ireland
- Vietnam
- Austria
- Colombia
- Israel
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Turkey
- Denmark
- South Africa
- Philippines
- Norway
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
- Slovenia
- Morocco
- Monaco
- Saudi Arabia
- Finland
- Argentina
- Egypt
- Oman
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Qatar
- Ukraine
- Lebanon
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Costa Rica
- Belarus
- Hong Kong
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Cambodia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Uruguay
- Romania
- Tunisia
- Peru
- Zimbabwe
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Armenia
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Cargill, Incorporated
Dover Chemical
Hartree Partners
P&G
Pmc Biogenix
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Trafigura Trading
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (7)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Arkema
Azelis Us Holdings
Icc Industries
Klk Oleo Americas
Peter Cremer North America
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Shell Petroleum
Stepan
EPA-registered importers (18)
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
China National Chemical · CN China
Irving Oil · CA Canada
Shell Plc · GB United Kingdom
Ashland
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Basf
Beauflor Usa, Llc.
Givaudan Fragrances
Greenamerica Biofuels
Irving Oil Energy
Loves Travel Stops And Country Stores I / Corporate Office
Mie
Oleon Americas
Phillips 66
Pulcra Chemicals
Rierden Chemical & Trading
Syngenta Crop Protection
Tannin
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
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 12 sectors as 10 functional roles.
- •Solvent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Tanning agents not otherwise specified in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (95%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (58%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Diluent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS67762-38-3
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID5028328
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5028328Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., Me esters (CAS 67762-38-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/67762-38-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5028328. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5028328 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 67762-38-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 67762-38-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 382499,382600 for CAS 67762-38-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/