Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., Me esters, distn. residues

CAS 68604-40-0

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$2M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceCanada 46%

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 382561 · narrow

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 382561, which covers 5 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 46%CanadaMX 42%MexicoPL 10%PolandIN 1%India

China

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.

Chevron

Futurefuel

Lake Erie Biofuels, Llc Dba Hero Bx

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.

Lake Erie Biofuels

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionCore Chemicals

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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Fuel in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68604-40-0

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID40100073

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID40100073Retrieved 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

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., Me esters, distn. residues (CAS 68604-40-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68604-40-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID40100073. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID40100073 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68604-40-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68604-40-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 382561 for CAS 68604-40-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/