Cadmium telluride

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

Molecular structure of 1306-25-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$32M
Top SourceChina 39%

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 284290 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 284290, which covers 29 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 39%ChinaDE 33%GermanyCA 9%CanadaGB 4%United KingdomJP 3%Japan

Why It Matters

Sectors
Electronics
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Photosensitive chemicals in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS1306-25-8
PubChem CID91501
DTXSIDDTXSID0030950
FormulaCdTe
Mol. Weight240 g/mol
SMILES[Cd]=[Te]

Data Sources

DTXSID00309502026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

915012026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/91501/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/91501.json

1306-25-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 1306-25-82026-04-25

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

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