(C10-C16) Alkylbenzenesulfonic acid
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$6.2B
Top SourceJapan 32%
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 340231, 382499 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 340231, 382499, which covers 152 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).
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China
- Indonesia
- Liechtenstein
- Chile
- Ireland
- Vietnam
- Israel
- Austria
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Norway
- United Arab Emirates
- Australia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Turkey
- Denmark
- South Africa
- Philippines
- Pakistan
- Qatar
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- Hungary
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
- Slovenia
- Morocco
- Monaco
- Saudi Arabia
- Argentina
- Egypt
- Oman
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Ukraine
- Lebanon
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Costa Rica
- Belarus
- Hong Kong
- Dominican Republic
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Cambodia
- Bulgaria
- Nigeria
- Greece
- Uruguay
- Romania
- Tunisia
- Peru
- Zimbabwe
- Georgia
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Armenia
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Canberra
Pilot Chemical
The Procter & Gamble
EPA-registered importers (12)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Industrias Alen S A De C V · MX Mexico
Alen Usa
Brenntag
Brenntag Southwest, Inc., Lanc
Calfrac Well Services
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Concordia Chemical
Diversey
Kg International
Norman, Fox &
Penn Chemicals
Si Group
Superior Oil
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 7 sectors as 8 functional roles.
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Flotation agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (21%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (75%)Processing as a reactant
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Wholesale and Retail Trade (90%)Processing—repackaging
Chemical Identity
CAS68584-22-5
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID2028723
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID20287232026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68584-22-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68584-22-52026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv