Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, nickel salt (1:x)
Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production100.7K lbs
Import Value$384M
Import Volume14.6K lbs
Import Dependency13%
Top SourceMalaysia 21%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 180 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).
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
- Singapore
- Austria
- United Kingdom
- Philippines
- Canada
- Hungary
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Israel
- Denmark
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Norway
- Poland
- Hong Kong
- South Africa
- Russia
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Omg Americas
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.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyConstructionPlastics & Rubber
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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Wood Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
CAS7580-31-6
PubChem CID24231
DTXSIDDTXSID8029288
FormulaC8H16NiO2
Mol. Weight202.9 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)C(=O)O.[Ni]
Data Sources
DTXSID80292882026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
242312026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/24231/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/24231.json
7580-31-62026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 7580-31-62026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv