Vegetable oils

CAS 68956-68-3

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, 2024$270M

Top sourceCanada 42%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 151790 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CA 42%CanadaMX 24%MexicoMY 7%MalaysiaES 6%SpainDE 4%Germany

Switzerland
Philippines
Haiti
China
Portugal
Turkey
Japan
South Korea
New Zealand
Jordan
United Kingdom
Honduras
United Arab Emirates
Taiwan
Greece
Egypt
Bangladesh
Hong Kong
Dominican Republic
Australia
Israel
Poland
Yemen
Ukraine
Tunisia
Pakistan
Peru
South Africa
Barbados
Denmark
Oman
Brazil
Kenya
Croatia
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Algeria

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

Cargill, Incorporated

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

ExxonMobil

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Chevron

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & Printing

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

•Dispersing agent in Printing Ink Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68956-68-3

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID5057595

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5057595Retrieved 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

Vegetable oils (CAS 68956-68-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68956-68-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5057595. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5057595 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68956-68-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68956-68-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 151790 for CAS 68956-68-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/