White mineral oil, petroleum
CAS 8042-47-5
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$31.2B
Top sourceCanada 26%
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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 271019 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 271019, which covers 156 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 26%CanadaMX 13%MexicoKR 11%South KoreaSG 6%SingaporeIQ 6%Iraq
- Finland
- Spain
- Japan
- Ecuador
- Denmark
- Taiwan
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Brunei
- Venezuela
- Oman
- Bahamas
- Chile
- Argentina
- Sweden
- Lithuania
- Gabon
- Poland
- Jamaica
- Egypt
- Switzerland
- Hong Kong
- Israel
- Ukraine
- China
- Austria
- Antigua and Barbuda
- El Salvador
- Greece
- Portugal
- Romania
- Bermuda
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Panama
- Hungary
- Dominican Republic
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
- Slovakia
- Uruguay
- Morocco
- Estonia
- Cyprus
- Australia
- Czech Republic
- Barbados
- Norway
- Latvia
- Sri Lanka
- Belarus
- Ireland
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Calumet Lubricants
Chemmasters
Coast Southwest
Hf Sinclair
Minerals Technologies
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (16)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
A.G. Layne
Akrochem
Avient
Blue Tree Holdings
BP
Show all 16
Eastman Chemical
Fca Us
Flint Cps Inks North America
Kraton
Munzing
Pennzoil-Quaker State
Polyventive
R.T. Vanderbilt Holding
Solvay
Soyventis North America
Toyota Tsusho America
EPA-registered importers (50)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Blaser Swisslube Ag · CH Switzerland
Patcham Fzc · AE United Arab Emirates
Ravago S A · LU Luxembourg
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
Show all 50
Sumitomo Chemical · JP Japan
Toyota Tsusho · JP Japan
Ambyth Chemical
Ashland
Basf
Blaser Swisslube Holding
Cascade Columbia
Dupont Specialty Products Usa
Dystar
Eckart America
Elementis
ExxonMobil
Goulston Technologies
Greenchem Industries
H.B. Fuller
Hallmark Cards
Henkel
Hollyfrontier Lsp Us Holding
Honda Trading America
Hp
Ifs Industries
Ineos Styrolution America
Kemira Water Solutions
Kluber Lubrication North America
Lanxess
Lyondell Chemical
Mapei
Miller Waste Mills, D/B/A Rtp
Mirka Usa
Mitsui Chemicals America
Moresco Usa
Oxbow Carbon & Mineral Holdings
P&G
Patcham Usa
Pigments Services
Sika
Solenis
Sumitomo Chemical America
Superior Industrial Solutions
Tannin
Target
Teknor Apex
Totalenergies Marketing Usa
Trinseo
Unifrax I
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodWaterTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & 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 19 sectors as 14 functional roles.
- •Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Softener and conditioner in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Sealant (barrier) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging
- •Solvent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—repackaging
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Softener and conditioner in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Softener and conditioner in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Diluent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dusting agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Defoamer in Paper Manufacturing (80%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Defoamer in Utilities (15%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Defoamer in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Flame retardant in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Defoamer in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Defoamer in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Defoamer in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Opacifer in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Defoamer in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS8042-47-5
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID7027700
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7027700Retrieved 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
Brief citations
White mineral oil, petroleum (CAS 8042-47-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/8042-47-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7027700. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7027700 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 8042-47-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 8042-47-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 271019 for CAS 8042-47-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/