Castor oil, oxidized

CAS 68187-84-8

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.

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.

Vertellus

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

George Degen & Co, D/B/A Industrial Oil Products

Latina

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paints & CoatingsPaper & Printing

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.

•Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Printing Ink Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68187-84-8

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID9028415

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9028415Retrieved 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

Castor oil, oxidized (CAS 68187-84-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68187-84-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9028415. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9028415 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68187-84-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68187-84-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting