Octene, hydroformylation products, low-boiling

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 68938-03-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$31.8B
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceCanada 15%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Octene, hydroformylation products, low-boiling · US import value by year
$33.6B2013$26.6B2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 271012, 382499 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 271012, 382499, which covers 239 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 15%CanadaNL 12%NetherlandsKR 9%South KoreaIN 9%IndiaJP 7%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
ExxonMobil

Why It Matters

Sectors
Energy
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Fuels and fuel additives in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68938-03-4
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID3028893
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID30288932026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68938-03-42026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 68938-03-42026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv