Paraffin oils, chlorosulfonated, saponified

CAS 68188-18-1

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$169M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceGermany 13%

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. 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 340239 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 340239, which covers 13 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 13%GermanyMX 10%MexicoGB 9%United KingdomIN 9%IndiaIT 8%Italy

Spain
Czech Republic
Sweden
Denmark
Turkey
Dominican Republic
Colombia
Poland
South Africa
Uruguay
Ecuador
Austria
Australia
Switzerland
Norway
Slovenia
Cambodia

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Ineos Styrolution America

Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberConsumer Products

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 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Plating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Emulsifier in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (4%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Emulsifier in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (58%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in Plastics Product Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS68188-18-1

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID9028417

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9028417Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

Paraffin oils, chlorosulfonated, saponified (CAS 68188-18-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68188-18-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9028417. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9028417 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68188-18-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68188-18-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 340239 for CAS 68188-18-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/