1-Decene, homopolymer, hydrogenated

CAS 68037-01-4

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$31.4B

Top sourceCanada 26%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

1-Decene, homopolymer, hydrogenated · US import value by year

Peak 2013: $52.8B · 2024: $31.4B · 2025: $26.6B

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 271019, 390290 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 271019, 390290, which covers 172 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).

CA 26%CanadaMX 13%MexicoKR 11%South KoreaSG 6%SingaporeIQ 6%Iraq

Finland
Spain
Japan
Ecuador
Taiwan
Denmark
Malaysia
Indonesia
Pakistan
Brunei
Venezuela
Oman
Bahamas
Chile
Argentina
Sweden
Lithuania
Gabon
Poland
Jamaica
Egypt
Switzerland
China
Israel
Hong Kong
Ukraine
Czech Republic
Austria
Antigua and Barbuda
El Salvador
Greece
Portugal
Romania
Bermuda
Trinidad and Tobago
Panama
Hungary
Dominican Republic
Costa Rica
South Africa
Slovakia
Uruguay
Australia
Morocco
Estonia
Cyprus
Barbados
Norway
Ireland
Latvia
Sri Lanka
Belarus
Senegal

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Univar Solutions

EPA-registered importers (3)

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

Shell · GB United Kingdom

Kyodo Yushi Usa

Pennzoil-Quaker State

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.

•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Machinery Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68037-01-4

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID60895035

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID60895035Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

1-Decene, homopolymer, hydrogenated (CAS 68037-01-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68037-01-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID60895035. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID60895035 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68037-01-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68037-01-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 271019,390290 for CAS 68037-01-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/