Alkenes, C14-20 α-
Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production75.0K lbs
Import Value$31.2B
Import Volume38.9M lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceCanada 26%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 271019 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 271019, which covers 128 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CA 26%CanadaMX 13%MexicoKR 11%South KoreaSG 6%SingaporeIQ 6%Iraq
- Finland
- Spain
- Japan
- Ecuador
- Denmark
- Taiwan
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Brunei
- Venezuela
- Oman
- Bahamas
- Chile
- Argentina
- Sweden
- Lithuania
- Gabon
- Poland
- Jamaica
- Egypt
- Switzerland
- Hong Kong
- Israel
- Ukraine
- China
- Austria
- Antigua and Barbuda
- El Salvador
- Greece
- Portugal
- Romania
- Bermuda
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Panama
- Hungary
- Dominican Republic
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
- Slovakia
- Uruguay
- Morocco
- Estonia
- Cyprus
- Australia
- Czech Republic
- Barbados
- Norway
- Latvia
- Sri Lanka
- Belarus
- Ireland
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.
Momentive Performance Materials
EPA-registered importers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Ineos Us I
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyMetals & Mining
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 1 sector as 1 functional role.
- •Lubricating agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS68855-60-7
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID5028829
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID50288292026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68855-60-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68855-60-72026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv