Alcohols, C6-12

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 68603-15-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$278M
Top SourceIndonesia 56%

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 382370 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 382370, which covers 20 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 56%IndonesiaZA 19%South AfricaMY 9%MalaysiaDE 7%GermanyIN 2%India
EPA-registered importers (1)
Icof America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS68603-15-6
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID5028740
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID50287402026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68603-15-62026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 68603-15-62026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv