Fatty acids, C5-10, esters with pentaerythritol
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$269M
Top SourceCanada 34%
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 340399 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 340399, which covers 6 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 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 (7)
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 Specialty Products Partners
ExxonMobil
Lanxess
Show all 7
Teknor Apex
Zschimmer&Schwarz
EPA-registered importers (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
Ny · FR France
Basf
Nyco America
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyCore Chemicals
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 4 sectors as 7 functional roles.
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-freeze agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat transferring agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Hydraulic fluids in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Antioxidant in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hydraulic fluids in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Emulsifier in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS68424-31-7
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID2028488
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID20284882026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68424-31-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68424-31-72026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv