Fatty acids, vegetable-oil, Me esters

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

Molecular structure of 68990-52-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$8.0B
Top SourceJapan 25%

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 382499, 382600 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 382499, 382600, which covers 156 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 25%JapanKR 22%South KoreaDE 13%GermanyCA 12%CanadaES 6%Spain
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Advanced Biofuels Dba Community Fuels
Archer Daniels Midland
EPA-registered importers (2)
Flint Cps Inks North America
Gunvor Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyTextilesPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Fuel in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fuels and fuel additives in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fuels and fuel additives in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68990-52-3
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID0028955
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID00289552026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68990-52-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 68990-52-32026-04-25

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

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

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