Hydrocarbons, C5 and C10-aliph. and C6-8-arom.

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

Molecular structure of 68606-28-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$324M
Top SourceCanada 19%

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 270750 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 270750, which covers 21 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 19%CanadaTR 14%TurkeyKR 11%South KoreaNL 7%NetherlandsKW 7%Kuwait
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Lyondell Chemical
Shell Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS68606-28-0
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID9028754
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID90287542026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68606-28-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 68606-28-02026-04-25

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

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