Diesel Fuel No. 2

CAS 68476-34-6

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

Molecular structure of 68476-34-6
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$31.2B
Top sourceCanada 26%

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 271019 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 271019, which covers 156 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 26%CanadaMX 13%MexicoKR 11%South KoreaSG 6%SingaporeIQ 6%Iraq
EPA-registered manufacturers (30)
Cenovus Energy · CA Canada
Pdvsa Petroleos S A · VE Venezuela
Big West Oil
Calcasieu Refining
Calumet Refining
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (4)
Colonial Oil Industries
Mabanaft Energy Trading
Martinez Renewables
Shell Petroleum
EPA-registered importers (10)
Glencore Plc · CH Switzerland
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Alm Holding
Chevron
ExxonMobil

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyMetals & Mining
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Solvent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Fuel in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS68476-34-6
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID5028530
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

Brief citations

Diesel Fuel No. 2 (CAS 68476-34-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68476-34-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5028530. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5028530 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68476-34-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68476-34-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 271019 for CAS 68476-34-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/