Hydrogenated castor oil

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 8001-78-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$108M
Top SourceIndonesia 29%

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 151620 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 151620, which covers 2 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 29%IndonesiaIN 20%IndiaMY 14%MalaysiaIT 5%ItalyMX 5%Mexico
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Vertellus
EPA-registered importers (14)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Peter Greven Gmbh & Co Kg · DE Germany
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Arkema
Show all 14
Basf
Elementis
Emery Oleochemicals
Latina
Norac Additives
Royal Chemical
Soyventis North America
The Procter & Gamble
Vertellus
4 FDA-registered drug labelers
ANUBIS COSMETICS SL
Freshorize Ltd
Guangzhou Houkea Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Shantou Ouhoe Technology Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & Coatings
Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Anubis Barcelona Vital Line
  • •Ouhoe Biotin With Hydrolyzed Collagen
  • •Wasted
  • •Houkea Pure Magnesium Oil
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • •Viscosity modifiers in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Viscosity modifiers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS8001-78-3
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID8027666
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID80276662026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

8001-78-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 8001-78-32026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json

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