Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes, oxidized, lithium salts
No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.
US ProductionZero
Import Volume573.3K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Where It Comes From
EPA-registered importers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Why It Matters
Sectors
Consumer 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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (54%)Processing as a reactant
- •Surface modifier in Wholesale and Retail Trade (1%)Processing—repackaging
Chemical Identity
CAS68649-48-9
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID50100721
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID501007212026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68649-48-92026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68649-48-92026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv