Fatty acids, C16-18, esters with pentaerythritol

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 85116-93-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$6.4B
Top SourceJapan 31%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 340399, 382499 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 340399, 382499, which covers 155 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 31%JapanKR 26%South KoreaDE 9%GermanyCA 7%CanadaCN 4%China
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Emery Oleochemicals
EPA-registered importers (11)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Covestro Ag · DE Germany
Safic Alcan · FR France
Akdeniz Chemson Additives
Show all 11
Basf
Chemspec
Clariant
Covestro
Lanxess
R.T. Vanderbilt Holding

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Lubricating agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
  • Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Lubricating agent in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (32%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS85116-93-4
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID30108422
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID301084222026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

85116-93-42026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 85116-93-42026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv