Soybean fatty acids

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

Molecular structure of 68308-53-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$406M
Top SourceIndonesia 65%

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 382319 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 382319, which covers 24 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 65%IndonesiaMY 14%MalaysiaIN 11%IndiaES 2%SpainDE 2%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Archer Daniels Midland
Baker Commodities
Bunge North America
Marathon Petroleum
Minnesota Soybean Processors
Show all 6
Nouryon Surface Chemistry
EPA-registered importers (3)
Oleon Nv · BE Belgium
Dsm Holding
Oleon Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureEnergyMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • Fuels and fuel additives in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Dusting agent in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • Photosensitive chemicals in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Polymerization promoter in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (33%)Processing as a reactant
  • Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68308-53-2
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID2028436
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID20284362026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68308-53-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 68308-53-22026-04-25

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

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