Hydrocarbons, C3-4

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

Molecular structure of 68476-40-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$2.6B
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceCanada 90%

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 271112, 271113, 271119, 271129 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 271112, 271113, 271119, 271129, which covers 100 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 90%CanadaCL 1%ChileKR 1%South Korea
EPA-registered manufacturers (7)
Citgo Holdings Inc, Lemont Refinery
Hollyfrontier
Phillips 66
Placid Refining
Plains All American Pipeline
Show all 7
Reg
Shell

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Fuels and fuel additives in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS68476-40-4
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID0028531
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID00285312026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68476-40-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 68476-40-42026-04-25

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

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