Quaternary ammonium compounds, bis(hydrogenated tallow alkyl)dimethyl, salts with bentonite
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.
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.
Where It Comes From
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Elementis
Lamberti Usa
Specialty Minerals
EPA-registered importers (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Rhi Magnesita N V · AT Austria
Aalborz Chemical
Calfrac Well Services
M-I
Magnesita Refractories
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsPaper & 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 8 sectors as 6 functional roles.
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity adjustors in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity adjustors in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity adjustors in Printing Ink Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity adjustors in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity adjustors in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (7%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Process regulators in Primary Metal Manufacturing (63%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Viscosity modifiers in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS68953-58-2
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID9028912
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID90289122026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68953-58-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68953-58-22026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv