Fatty acids, C16-18, esters with ethylene glycol
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
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 382499 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 382499, which covers 151 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Liechtenstein
- Indonesia
- Chile
- Ireland
- Vietnam
- Austria
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Israel
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Turkey
- Denmark
- South Africa
- Philippines
- Norway
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
- Slovenia
- Morocco
- Monaco
- Saudi Arabia
- Finland
- Argentina
- Egypt
- Oman
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Qatar
- Ukraine
- Lebanon
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Costa Rica
- Belarus
- Hong Kong
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Cambodia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Uruguay
- Romania
- Tunisia
- Peru
- Zimbabwe
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Armenia
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Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Opacifer in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv