Sulfonic acids, petroleum, calcium salts, overbased

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

Molecular structure of 68783-96-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$489M
Top SourceItaly 41%

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 381121 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 381121, which covers 16 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IT 41%ItalyCA 13%CanadaMX 12%MexicoJP 8%JapanSG 7%Singapore

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyTextiles
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68783-96-0
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID7028809
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID70288092026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68783-96-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 68783-96-02026-04-25

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

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