Fatty acids, C5-10, esters with pentaerythritol

CAS 68424-31-7

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$269M

Top sourceCanada 34%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production 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 340399 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 340399, which covers 6 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CA 34%CanadaDE 25%GermanyJP 10%JapanMX 6%MexicoBE 6%Belgium

Austria
Poland
Hong Kong
Denmark
Argentina
Norway
Czech Republic
Brazil
Turkey
South Africa
United Arab Emirates
Australia
Portugal
Malaysia
Israel
Chile
Egypt
Slovakia
Finland
Singapore
Trinidad and Tobago
Philippines
Russia
Serbia
Slovenia
Bulgaria
Ireland
Estonia
Vietnam

EPA-registered manufacturers (4)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Calumet Refining

Lanxess

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

ExxonMobil

Zschimmer&Schwarz

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.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Lanxess · DE Germany

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyElectronicsTransportationCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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 5 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Insulators in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
•Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Antioxidant in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68424-31-7

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID2028488

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2028488Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

Fatty acids, C5-10, esters with pentaerythritol (CAS 68424-31-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68424-31-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2028488. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2028488 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68424-31-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68424-31-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 340399 for CAS 68424-31-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/