Soaps, stocks, C16-18 and C18-unsatd. alkyl
Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production14.5M lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%
Where It Comes From
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Flint Hills Resources
Marathon Petroleum
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureMetals & MiningCore 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.
- •Lubricating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS68918-38-7
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID20101740
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID201017402026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68918-38-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68918-38-72026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv