Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., potassium salts

CAS 68002-80-2

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.

Top sourceNo public record

At least one company claimed its 2019 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2019.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Ecolab

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & MiningConsumer Products

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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68002-80-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID6028363

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6028363Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., potassium salts (CAS 68002-80-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68002-80-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6028363. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6028363 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68002-80-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68002-80-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting