Castor oil
Drug ingredientCAS 8001-79-4
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$115M
Top sourceIndia 96%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 151530 · 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).
IN 96%IndiaCA 2%CanadaDE 1%Germany
- China
- Brazil
- Haiti
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Indonesia
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Jamaica
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Japan
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.
Allnex Usa
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (6)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Blue Tree Holdings
Brenntag
Haifa North America
M.A.Global Resources
Rpm
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Solvay
EPA-registered importers (21)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Ibg Industrie-Beteiligungs-Gesellschaft Mbh & Co Kg · DE Germany
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
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Clariant
Dow Chemical
Flow Polymers
H.B. Fuller
Henkel
Honeywell International (123312)
Kemper System America
Lanxess
Lowe Chemical
Rpm International
Sika
Soyventis North America
Target
The Sherwin Williams
Tri-Iso
Wego Chemical Group
26 FDA-registered drug labelers
Amerisource Bergen
Better Living Brands, LLC
BIONPHARMA INC.
Cardinal Health, 110 dba Leader
Chain Drug Consortium
Chain Drug Market Asociation
Chain Drug Marketing Association
Consumer Product Partners, LLC
CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Discount Drug Mart
DLC Laboratories, Inc.
Harris Teeter, LLC
Humco Holding Group, Inc.
Jinzhitang (Foshan) Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Meijer, Inc.
Nice-Pak Products, LLC
OLD EAST MAIN CO
Perrigo Direct, Inc
Pharma Nobis, LLC
Retail Business Services, LLC
Rite Aid Corporation.
Strategic Sourcing Services, LLC
TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC
United Natural Foods, Inc. dba UNFI
Vi-Jon, LLC
Walgreen Co.
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 17 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Harris Teeter Castor Oil
- •Castor Oil
- •GNP Castor Oil
- •Leader Castor Oil
- •Foster and Thrive Castor Oil
- •Well at Walgreens Castor Oil
- •Rite Aid Castor Oil
- •Humco Castor Oil
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- •Organic Castor Oil
- •Humco Castor Oil (Regular)
- •Signature Care
- •DDM Castor Oil
- •Freskaro Castor Oil
- •De La Cruz Castor Oil
- •Quality Choice Castor Oil
- •Premiere Value Castor Oil
- •Top Care Castor Oil
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 6 sectors as 7 functional roles.
- •Binder in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dye in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Wrinkle resisting agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS8001-79-4
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID7024742
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7024742Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Castor oil (CAS 8001-79-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/8001-79-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7024742. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7024742 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 8001-79-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 8001-79-4. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 151530 for CAS 8001-79-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/