Sulfuric acid, mono-C12-18-alkyl esters, sodium salts

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

Molecular structure of 68955-19-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$169M
Top SourceGermany 13%

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

Customs basis: HS 340239 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 340239, which covers 8 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 13%GermanyMX 10%MexicoGB 9%United KingdomIN 9%IndiaIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Colonial Chemical
EPA-registered importers (9)
Galaxy Surfactants · IN India
Acid Products
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Henkel Us Operations
Innospec
Show all 9
Solvay
Tri-K Industries
Yara North America
Zschimmer&Schwarz

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (0%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68955-19-1
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID9028918
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID90289182026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68955-19-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 68955-19-12026-04-25

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

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