Alcohols, C12-16

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

Molecular structure of 68855-56-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$278M
Top SourceIndonesia 56%

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 382370 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 382370, which covers 20 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 56%IndonesiaZA 19%South AfricaMY 9%MalaysiaDE 7%GermanyIN 2%India
EPA-registered importers (7)
Kao · JP Japan
Mitsui & · JP Japan
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Icof America
Kao America
Show all 7
Mitsui & Co. (U. S. A.)
Vvf Kansas Services

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Emulsifier in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68855-56-1
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID4029802
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID40298022026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68855-56-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 68855-56-12026-04-25

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

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