2-Ethyl-2-(((1-oxoisooctadecyl)oxy)methyl)-1,3-propanediyl bis(isooctadecanoate)

CAS 68541-50-4

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$384M

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 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).

MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Singapore
Austria
United Kingdom
Philippines
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
Israel
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Norway
Poland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Russia

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.

Custom Synthesis

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Croda

EPA-registered importers (4)

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

Cargill, Incorporated

ExxonMobil

Oleon Americas

Totalenergies Marketing Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyPaints & Coatings

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 3 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Thickening agent in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS68541-50-4

PubChem CID110529

DTXSIDDTXSID8071645

FormulaC60H116O6

Mol. Weight933.6 g/mol

SMILESCCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C)(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C)COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8071645Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 110529Retrieved 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

2-Ethyl-2-(((1-oxoisooctadecyl)oxy)methyl)-1,3-propanediyl bis(isooctadecanoate) (CAS 68541-50-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68541-50-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8071645. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8071645 PubChem: 110529. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/110529 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68541-50-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68541-50-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 68541-50-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/