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CAS 68952-95-4

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production4.6M lb

Import value, 2024$397M

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceChina 49%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 152200, 340119 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 4.6M lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 6.5M lb · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 152200, 340119, which covers 7 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).

CN 49%ChinaMX 20%MexicoKR 11%South KoreaIT 6%ItalyDE 3%Germany

Indonesia
Malaysia
Cambodia
Poland
Lithuania
Spain
Philippines
Japan
Colombia
Netherlands
United Arab Emirates
Singapore
Dominican Republic
Ghana
Sweden
Australia
Nigeria
Greece
New Zealand
Pakistan
Hungary
Ivory Coast
Chile
Belgium
Ecuador
Denmark
Brazil
Finland
Guatemala
Jordan
El Salvador
Panama
Egypt
Austria
Bangladesh
Hong Kong
Paraguay
Ireland
Portugal
Romania
Morocco
Syria
Latvia
Kenya
Russia

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.

Archer Daniels Midland

Bunge North America

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConstruction

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

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68952-95-4

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID1034896

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1034896Retrieved 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

Soap (CAS 68952-95-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68952-95-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1034896. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1034896 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68952-95-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68952-95-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 152200,340119 for CAS 68952-95-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/