Hydrocarbons, cyclic C5 and C6

CAS 68476-56-2

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

Molecular structure of 68476-56-2
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$25.7B
Import volumeZero
Top sourceCanada 18%

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 271012 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 271012, which covers 105 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 18%CanadaNL 14%NetherlandsIN 10%IndiaIT 6%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Valero Energy

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS68476-56-2
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID4028543
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

Brief citations

Hydrocarbons, cyclic C5 and C6 (CAS 68476-56-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68476-56-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4028543. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4028543 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68476-56-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 271012 for CAS 68476-56-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/