Octene, hydroformylation products, low-boiling

CAS 68938-03-4

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$31.8B

Import volumeZero

Top sourceCanada 15%

At least one company claimed its 2023 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: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Octene, hydroformylation products, low-boiling · US import value by year

2013: $33.6B · Peak 2022: $38.4B · 2024: $31.8B · 2025: $26.6B

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 271012, 382499 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 271012, 382499, which covers 310 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 15%CanadaNL 12%NetherlandsKR 9%South KoreaIN 9%IndiaJP 7%Japan

Singapore
Bulgaria
United Arab Emirates
Peru
Colombia
Chile
Malaysia
Switzerland
Poland
Nigeria
Bahrain
Kuwait
Liechtenstein
Indonesia
Australia
Ireland
Vietnam
Austria
Qatar
Greece
Denmark
Romania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
South Africa
Philippines
Hungary
Czech Republic
El Salvador
Senegal
New Zealand
Slovenia
Morocco
Jamaica
Monaco
Egypt
Oman
Slovakia
Ukraine
Lebanon
Latvia
Dominican Republic
Estonia
Serbia
Costa Rica
Belarus
Hong Kong
Croatia
Luxembourg
Cambodia
Uruguay
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
Georgia
Malta
Sri Lanka
Armenia

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.

ExxonMobil

Why It Matters

Sectors

Energy

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

•Fuel in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68938-03-4

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID3028893

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3028893Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Octene, hydroformylation products, low-boiling (CAS 68938-03-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68938-03-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3028893. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3028893 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68938-03-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68938-03-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 271012,382499 for CAS 68938-03-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/