Fatty acids, tall-oil, sulfonated, sodium salts
CAS 68309-27-3
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. 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 382499 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 382499, which covers 206 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Liechtenstein
- Indonesia
- Chile
- Ireland
- Vietnam
- Austria
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Israel
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Turkey
- Denmark
- South Africa
- Philippines
- Norway
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
- Slovenia
- Morocco
- Monaco
- Saudi Arabia
- Finland
- Argentina
- Egypt
- Oman
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Qatar
- Ukraine
- Lebanon
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Costa Rica
- Belarus
- Hong Kong
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Cambodia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Uruguay
- Romania
- Tunisia
- Peru
- Zimbabwe
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Armenia
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
- •Defoamer in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6028440Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Fatty acids, tall-oil, sulfonated, sodium salts (CAS 68309-27-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68309-27-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6028440. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6028440 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68309-27-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68309-27-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 382499 for CAS 68309-27-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/