Alkenes, C6-12 α-

CAS 68855-57-2

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$25.7B

Import volumeZero

Top sourceCanada 18%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 271012 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 271012, which covers 105 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

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

CA 18%CanadaNL 14%NetherlandsIN 10%IndiaIT 6%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom

Germany
Bulgaria
Peru
United Arab Emirates
Colombia
Singapore
Mexico
Chile
Nigeria
Bahrain
Kuwait
Australia
Qatar
Greece
Poland
Malaysia
Romania
Denmark
Senegal
Jamaica
Latvia
Dominican Republic
South Africa
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.

Si Group

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Tpc Group

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS68855-57-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID90894551

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID90894551Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Alkenes, C6-12 α- (CAS 68855-57-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68855-57-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID90894551. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID90894551 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68855-57-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 271012 for CAS 68855-57-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/