Wastes, petroleum

CAS 68477-26-9

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, 2024$78M

Top sourceMexico 80%

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 271099 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 271099, which covers 5 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

MX 80%MexicoCA 18%Canada

Japan
Panama
Denmark
Italy
Ukraine
Costa Rica
South Korea
Algeria
Germany
Netherlands
Singapore
Colombia
Sweden
Australia
Brazil
China
Greece
Jamaica
Bahamas
Norway
Turkey
Guatemala
India
Switzerland
Ireland
Peru
United Arab Emirates
Bermuda
United Kingdom
Saint Lucia
Belize
Finland
Cyprus
Saudi Arabia
Dominican Republic

EPA-registered manufacturers (32)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Ineos · GB United Kingdom

Pdvsa Petroleos S A · VE Venezuela

Shell Plc · GB United Kingdom

Big West Oil

Cenovus U.S

Show all 32

Chalmette Refining

Chevron Richmond California Refinery

Chevron Usa

Chs

Deer Park Refining

Delta Air Lines

Ergon

ExxonMobil

Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend

Graftech International

Hf Sinclair

Ineos Us Petrochem

Lyondell Chemical

Marathon Petroleum

Marathon Petroleum Coporation

Par Hawaii Refining

Par Pacific Holdings

Pbf Holding

Pdv Holding

Phillips 66

Placid Refining

Shell Petroleum

Sinclair Casper Refining

Suncor Energy Usa

Superior Refining

Vertex Energy- Mobile Refinery

Wrb Refining

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (5)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Martinez Renewables

Motiva Enterprises

Shell

Valero Energy

Why It Matters

Sectors

Energy

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

•Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68477-26-9

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID3028550

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3028550Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Wastes, petroleum (CAS 68477-26-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68477-26-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3028550. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3028550 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68477-26-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68477-26-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 271099 for CAS 68477-26-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/