Linseed oil

CAS 8001-26-1

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$11M

Top sourceCanada 48%

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 151511, 151519 · 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 48%CanadaCN 35%ChinaBE 13%BelgiumGB 3%United KingdomLK 1%Sri Lanka

India
Sweden
Turkey
Uzbekistan
Germany
Italy
Morocco
Poland

EPA-registered manufacturers (4)

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

Dover Chemical

Solvchem

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.

Flint Cps Inks North America

Harima Usa

EPA-registered importers (6)

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

Kh Chemicals International B V · NL Netherlands

Akrochem

Kh Chemicals Na

Soyventis North America

Starchem Usa

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The Sherwin Williams

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & PrintingCore 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 3 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Reducing agent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Diluent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—repackaging
•Diluent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging
•Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Filler in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS8001-26-1

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID2025507

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2025507Retrieved 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

Linseed oil (CAS 8001-26-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/8001-26-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2025507. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2025507 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 8001-26-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 8001-26-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 151511,151519 for CAS 8001-26-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/