Naphtha, petroleum, steam-cracked middle arom.

CAS 68516-20-1

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$324M

Import volume15.8M lb

Top sourceCanada 19%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 270750 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports 15.8M lb

These shares come from HS customs code 270750, which covers 23 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).

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 EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS68516-20-1

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID4028674

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4028674Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Naphtha, petroleum, steam-cracked middle arom. (CAS 68516-20-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68516-20-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4028674. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4028674 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68516-20-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 270750 for CAS 68516-20-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/