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Shale oils

CAS 68308-34-9

Molecular structure of 68308-34-9
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$167.7B
Top sourceCanada 59%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Shale oils · US import value by year
$273.8B2013$167.7B2024$140.3B2025

Peak 2013: $273.8B · 2024: $167.7B · 2025: $140.3B

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 270900 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 270900, which covers 5 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 59%CanadaMX 7%MexicoSA 5%Saudi ArabiaBR 4%BrazilCO 3%Colombia

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS68308-34-9
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID7028435
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Shale oils (CAS 68308-34-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68308-34-9/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 68308-34-9. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 270900 for CAS 68308-34-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/