Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., branched and linear
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$406M
Top SourceIndonesia 65%
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 382319 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 382319, which covers 24 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
ID 65%IndonesiaMY 14%MalaysiaIN 11%IndiaES 2%SpainDE 2%Germany
- United Kingdom
- Brazil
- Italy
- Japan
- Taiwan
- Chile
- Switzerland
- Colombia
- Singapore
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.
Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Emery Oleochemicals
Kraton
EPA-registered importers (4)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Oleon Nv · BE Belgium
Croda
Oleon Americas
Omnova Solutions
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & 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 14 sectors as 11 functional roles.
- •Surface active agents in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface active agents in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (70%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solids separation agents in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Surface active agents in Printing Ink Manufacturing (7%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Viscosity modifiers in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS68955-98-6
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID7028930
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID70289302026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68955-98-62026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68955-98-62026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv