Octadecanoic acid, branched and linear

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 68201-37-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$790M
Top SourceIndonesia 36%

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

Customs basis: HS 291590, 382319 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, 382319, which covers 201 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 36%IndonesiaMY 17%MalaysiaIN 9%IndiaDE 7%GermanyNL 7%Netherlands
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Kraton

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS68201-37-6
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID0029424
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID00294242026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68201-37-62026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 68201-37-62026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv