Alcohols, C18-32
No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.
US ProductionZero
Import Value$278M
Import Volume76.9K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceIndonesia 56%
Alcohols, C18-32 · US import value by year
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
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
ID 56%IndonesiaZA 19%South AfricaMY 9%MalaysiaDE 7%GermanyIN 2%India
- Israel
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Mexico
- Jamaica
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Canada
- Taiwan
- Australia
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.
Nalco- An Ecolab
Why It Matters
Sectors
Paper & PrintingCore Chemicals
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.
- •Defoamer in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
Chemical Identity
CAS68911-61-5
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID8028840
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID80288402026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68911-61-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68911-61-52026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv