Alkanes, C4-12
Used in 1 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production1.2B lbs
Import Value$25.7B
Import Volume37.4K lbs
Import Dependency0%
Top SourceCanada 18%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 271012 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 271012, which covers 89 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CA 18%CanadaNL 14%NetherlandsIN 10%IndiaIT 6%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom
- Germany
- Bulgaria
- Peru
- United Arab Emirates
- Colombia
- Singapore
- Mexico
- Chile
- Nigeria
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
- Australia
- Qatar
- Greece
- Poland
- Malaysia
- Romania
- Denmark
- Senegal
- Jamaica
- Latvia
- Dominican Republic
- South Africa
- Austria
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Total Se · FR France
Total Petrochemicals & Refining Usa
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.
Kureha · JP Japan
Kureha America
Why It Matters
Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 1 sector as 1 functional role.
- •Filler in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS68333-81-3
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID5029429
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID50294292026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68333-81-32026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68333-81-32026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv