Sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts
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$169M
Top SourceGermany 13%
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 340239 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 340239, which covers 8 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).
DE 13%GermanyMX 10%MexicoGB 9%United KingdomIN 9%IndiaIT 8%Italy
- Spain
- Czech Republic
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Turkey
- Dominican Republic
- Colombia
- Poland
- South Africa
- Uruguay
- Ecuador
- Austria
- Australia
- Switzerland
- Norway
- Slovenia
- Cambodia
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Canberra
Pilot Chemical
Solvay
EPA-registered importers (21)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Azelis S A · LU Luxembourg
Basf Se · DE Germany
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Azelis Us Holdings
Basf
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Clariant
Gcp Applied Technologies
Greenchem Industries
Harcros Chemicals
Huntsman
Innospec
Koch Industries
Marubeni America
Norman, Fox &
Penn Chemicals
Reckitt Benckiser
Russtech Admixtures
Superior Oil
Tilley Chemical
Univar Solutions
Wintersun International
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore 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 11 sectors as 13 functional roles.
- •Plasticizer in Wholesale and Retail TradeNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Wholesale and Retail TradeNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Surface active agents in Construction (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Foamant in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (93%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Foamant in Other (7%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Finishing agents in Organic Fiber ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Construction (21%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (90%)Processing—repackaging
- •Surface active agents in Wholesale and Retail Trade (48%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (10%)Processing—incorporation into article
Chemical Identity
CAS68439-57-6
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID1028499
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID10284992026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68439-57-62026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68439-57-62026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv