Alcohols, C16-18 and C18-unsatd.

CAS 68002-94-8

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$278M

Top sourceIndonesia 56%

At least one company claimed its 2023 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: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 382370 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 382370, which covers 31 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).

ID 56%IndonesiaZA 19%South AfricaMY 9%MalaysiaDE 7%GermanyIN 2%India

Israel
Spain
Switzerland
Mexico
Jamaica
Belgium
Brazil
Colombia
Canada
Taiwan
Australia

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Aurorium

Lamberti Synthesis Usa

Oemeta

EPA-registered importers (5)

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

Blaser Swisslube Ag · CH Switzerland

Basf

Blaser Swisslube Holding

Sea-Land Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyMetals & Mining

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.

•Solubility enhancer in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS68002-94-8

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID8096326

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
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

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Brief citations

Alcohols, C16-18 and C18-unsatd. (CAS 68002-94-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68002-94-8/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 68002-94-8. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68002-94-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68002-94-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 382370 for CAS 68002-94-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/