1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, diundecyl ester, branched and linear

CAS 85507-79-5

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$28M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceIndia 39%

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. 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 291734 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291734, which covers 34 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).

IN 39%IndiaCA 27%CanadaKR 8%South KoreaJP 6%JapanDE 6%Germany

Taiwan
Czech Republic
Turkey
United Kingdom

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

Henkel

Teknor Apex

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

O'Sullivan Films

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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

•Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS85507-79-5

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID4029565

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4029565Retrieved 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

1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, diundecyl ester, branched and linear (CAS 85507-79-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/85507-79-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4029565. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4029565 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 85507-79-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 85507-79-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291734 for CAS 85507-79-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/