Gases, petroleum, deethanizer overheads

CAS 68477-86-1

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$941M

Top sourceTrinidad and Tobago 52%

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 271111 · narrow

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 271111, 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).

TT 52%Trinidad and TobagoNG 38%NigeriaNO 10%Norway

China
Mexico
Malaysia
Suriname

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

ExxonMobil

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS68477-86-1

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID6028579

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6028579Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

Gases, petroleum, deethanizer overheads (CAS 68477-86-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68477-86-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6028579. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6028579 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68477-86-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 271111 for CAS 68477-86-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/