Octadecanoic acid, barium salt

CAS 6865-35-6

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 6865-35-6
1 Ba²⁺
US production9.9K lb
Import value, 2024$6.2B
Import volume189.9K lb
Import dependency95%
Top sourceJapan 32%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 291570, 382499 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production 9.9K lb · Imports 189.9K lb
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291570, 382499, which covers 288 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Baerlocher Production
EPA-registered importers (2)
Akdeniz Chemson Additives
Basstech International

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$6.00 / 500 g
Purity97%
Vendors12 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

Chemical Identity

CAS6865-35-6
PubChem CID197077
DTXSIDDTXSID1027637
FormulaC36H70BaO4
Mol. Weight704.3 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[Ba+2]

Data Sources

Brief citations

Octadecanoic acid, barium salt (CAS 6865-35-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6865-35-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1027637. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1027637 PubChem: 197077. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/197077 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 6865-35-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 6865-35-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570,382499 for CAS 6865-35-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/