Tetrafluoroethylene

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

Molecular structure of 116-14-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$48M
Top SourceChina 36%

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 290359 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290359, which covers 11 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 36%ChinaDE 35%GermanyJP 21%JapanKR 5%South KoreaIN 1%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Daikin Industries · JP Japan
Daikin America

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS116-14-3
PubChem CID8301
DTXSIDDTXSID6021325
FormulaC2F4
Mol. Weight100.01 g/mol
SMILESC(=C(F)F)(F)F

Data Sources

DTXSID60213252026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

83012026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8301/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8301.json

116-14-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 116-14-32026-04-25

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

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

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