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Hydrogenated castor oil

Drug ingredient

CAS 8001-78-3

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, 2024$108M
Top sourceIndonesia 29%

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 151620 · narrow

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 151620, which covers 3 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 29%IndonesiaIN 20%IndiaMY 14%MalaysiaIT 5%ItalyMX 5%Mexico
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
Emery Oleochemicals
Pennzoil-Quaker State
Wego Chemical Group
EPA-registered importers (10)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Arkema
Aurorium
Basf
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Elementis
Everchem
Henkel
P&G
Soyventis North America
4 FDA-registered drug labelers
ANUBIS COSMETICS SL
Freshorize Ltd
Guangzhou Houkea Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Shantou Ouhoe Technology Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
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 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Viscosity modifiers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Viscosity modifiers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Flame retardant in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS8001-78-3
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID8027666
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Hydrogenated castor oil (CAS 8001-78-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/8001-78-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8027666. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8027666 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 8001-78-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 8001-78-3. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 151620 for CAS 8001-78-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/