Resin acids and Rosin acids, hydrogenated, Me esters

CAS 8050-15-5

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.

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

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

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.

Henkel

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Eastman Chemical

Synthomer Adhesive Technologies

Synthomer Jefferson Hills

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.

Florachem

Teckrez

Why It Matters

Sectors

FoodElectronicsTransportationMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaper & 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 10 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (49%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Machinery Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (49%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Printing and Related Support Activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Printing Ink Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
•Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS8050-15-5

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID2027703

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2027703Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Resin acids and Rosin acids, hydrogenated, Me esters (CAS 8050-15-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/8050-15-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2027703. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2027703 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 8050-15-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 8050-15-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting