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Sodium (nonanoyloxy)benzenesulfonate

CAS 91125-43-8

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

Molecular structure of 91125-43-8
1 Na⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
P&G

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS91125-43-8
PubChem CID23665774
DTXSIDDTXSID7029825
FormulaC15H21NaO5S
Mol. Weight336.4 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1=CC=CC=C1S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Sodium (nonanoyloxy)benzenesulfonate (CAS 91125-43-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/91125-43-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7029825. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7029825 PubChem: 23665774. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23665774 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 91125-43-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 91125-43-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/