Octafluorocyclobutane

CAS 115-25-3

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.

Import value, 2024$14M

Top sourceChina 49%

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 290389 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290389, which covers 21 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).

CN 49%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomJP 13%JapanIT 11%ItalyIN 11%India

Germany
Russia

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Chemours

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.

Linde Plc · IE Ireland

Linde

Why It Matters

Sectors

ElectronicsCore 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

Chemical Identity

CAS115-25-3

PubChem CID8263

DTXSIDDTXSID9041811

FormulaC4F8

Mol. Weight200.03 g/mol

SMILESC1(C(C(C1(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9041811Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8263Retrieved 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

Octafluorocyclobutane (CAS 115-25-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/115-25-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9041811. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9041811 PubChem: 8263. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8263 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 115-25-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 115-25-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290389 for CAS 115-25-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/