1,2,4-Benzenetricarboxylic acid, triisotridecyl ester

CAS 72361-35-4

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$316M

Top sourceSouth Korea 19%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291739 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291739, which covers 103 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

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

KR 19%South KoreaCN 19%ChinaIN 18%IndiaES 13%SpainCA 9%Canada

Netherlands
Malaysia
Colombia
Switzerland
Turkey
Germany
Peru
Brazil
Sweden
Belgium
Denmark
Czech Republic
Ukraine
Hong Kong

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.

Lanxess

Teknor Apex- Haywood

Zschimmer&Schwarz

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

Croda

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.

Cargill, Incorporated

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyCore Chemicals

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

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS72361-35-4

PubChem CID175037

DTXSIDDTXSID5072569

FormulaC48H84O6

Mol. Weight757.2 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)CCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C=C1)C(=O)OCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C)C(=O)OCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5072569Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 175037Retrieved 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

1,2,4-Benzenetricarboxylic acid, triisotridecyl ester (CAS 72361-35-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/72361-35-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5072569. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5072569 PubChem: 175037. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/175037 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 72361-35-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 72361-35-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291739 for CAS 72361-35-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/