Octadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy-, monolithium salt
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$81M
Top SourceChina 35%
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 291819 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 291819, which covers 27 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).
CN 35%ChinaIN 34%IndiaIT 9%ItalyDE 9%GermanyJP 4%Japan
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- Colombia
- Taiwan
- Belgium
- Israel
- Sweden
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Slovakia
EPA-registered manufacturers (7)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Chevron Usa
Citgo Holding
ExxonMobil
Fuchs Lubricants
Kluber Lubrication North America
Show all 7
Nch
Quaker Chemical
EPA-registered importers (9)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Total Se · FR France
Condat
Fuchs Lubricants
Kluber Lubrication North America
Show all 9
Kyodo Yushi Usa
Pennzoil-Quaker State
The Dow Chemical
Total Specialties Usa
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaper & 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 16 sectors as 3 functional roles.
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Thickening agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Refineries (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (40%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Wholesale and Retail Trade (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Primary Metal Manufacturing (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Machinery Manufacturing (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (50%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Construction (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Paper Manufacturing (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Machinery Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Services (30%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Other (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
Vendor Pricing
$1.60/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$8.00 / 5 g
Purity99%
Vendors8 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
7 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $2.20 | 5 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $308.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $332.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $343.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $508.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $640.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
Chemical Identity
CAS7620-77-1
PubChem CID23668746
DTXSIDDTXSID9027655
FormulaC18H35LiO3
Mol. Weight306.4 g/mol
SMILES[Li+].CCCCCCC(CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-])O
Data Sources
DTXSID90276552026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
236687462026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23668746/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23668746.json
7620-77-12026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 7620-77-12026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv