2,5-Furandione, dihydro-, mono-C15-20-alkenyl derivs.

CAS 68784-12-3

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$60M

Top sourceCanada 78%

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 380992 · exact

EPA reports by year

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

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CA 78%CanadaSE 15%SwedenGB 3%United KingdomIT 1%ItalyCN 1%China

Spain
Netherlands
Germany
India
Mexico
Japan
Belgium
Taiwan
Singapore
South Korea
Austria

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Aurorium

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Ac&S

Lamberti Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyPaper & PrintingCore 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 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fuel agents in Petrochemical Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Paper Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
•Sizing agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging

Chemical Identity

CAS68784-12-3

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID30100941

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID30100941Retrieved 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

2,5-Furandione, dihydro-, mono-C15-20-alkenyl derivs. (CAS 68784-12-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68784-12-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID30100941. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID30100941 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68784-12-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68784-12-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 380992 for CAS 68784-12-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/