Decanoic acid, mixed esters with dipentaerythritol, octanoic acid and valeric acid

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

Molecular structure of 68441-66-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$269M
Import VolumeZero
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
CA 34%CanadaDE 25%GermanyJP 10%JapanMX 6%MexicoBE 6%Belgium
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Calumet Specialty Products Partners
Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors
Energy
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (58%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68441-66-7
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID3028504
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID30285042026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68441-66-72026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 68441-66-72026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv