Tall-oil pitch

CAS 8016-81-7

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$2M

Top sourceCanada 50%

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 380700 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 380700, which covers 4 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CA 50%CanadaBR 24%BrazilSE 8%SwedenFI 8%FinlandCN 3%China

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Daelim · KR South Korea

Kraton

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Bridgestone · JP Japan

Bridgestone Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberCore 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 8 sectors as 6 functional roles.

•Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Thickening agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Dispersing agent in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Fuel agents in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Binder in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Binder in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS8016-81-7

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID0027692

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0027692Retrieved 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

Tall-oil pitch (CAS 8016-81-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/8016-81-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0027692. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0027692 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 8016-81-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 8016-81-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 380700 for CAS 8016-81-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/