Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated

CAS 68131-39-5

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$218M

Top sourceGermany 21%

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 340242 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 340242, which covers 45 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).

DE 21%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaIT 10%ItalyCA 9%CanadaMX 8%Mexico

Austria
Brazil
Slovakia
Egypt
Uruguay
Australia
Taiwan
Malaysia
Indonesia
Czech Republic
Israel
Philippines
Colombia
Argentina
Ireland
Portugal
Finland
Costa Rica
Vietnam
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Bulgaria
Peru

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.

Shell Petroleum

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & 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 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS68131-39-5

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID5041932

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, C12-15, ethoxylated (CAS 68131-39-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68131-39-5/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 68131-39-5. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68131-39-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68131-39-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 340242 for CAS 68131-39-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/