Naphtha, petroleum, steam-cracked middle arom.
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$324M
Import Volume15.8M lbs
Top SourceCanada 19%
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 270750 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 270750, which covers 21 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CA 19%CanadaTR 14%TurkeyKR 11%South KoreaNL 7%NetherlandsKW 7%Kuwait
- China
- India
- Germany
- Italy
- Ireland
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
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
Ineos Us I
EPA-registered importers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Shell Trading (Us)
Why It Matters
No data available
Chemical Identity
CAS68516-20-1
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID4028674
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID40286742026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68516-20-12026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv