Fatty acids, C12-18, zinc salts
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.
The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.
Where It Comes From
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Polymer Addtives Inc. Dba Valtris Specialty Chemcials
Valtris
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthPlastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Anti-adhesive agents in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (49%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Product Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS68131-61-3
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID3096903
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID30969032026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68131-61-32026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68131-61-32026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv