Methyltris(trimethylsiloxy)silane

CAS 17928-28-8

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

Molecular structure of 17928-28-8
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$537M
Top sourceChina 39%

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 293190 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Zero · Imports 550.0K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 293190, which covers 378 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 39%ChinaDE 17%GermanyIT 9%ItalyIN 7%IndiaJP 7%Japan
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Milliken &
EPA-registered importers (1)
Shin Etsu Silicones Of America

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.58/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$58.00 / 100 g
Purity98%
Vendors10 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

Chemical Identity

CAS17928-28-8
PubChem CID28838
DTXSIDDTXSID9025669
FormulaC10H30O3Si4
Mol. Weight310.68 g/mol
SMILESC[Si](C)(C)O[Si](C)(O[Si](C)(C)C)O[Si](C)(C)C

Data Sources

Brief citations

Methyltris(trimethylsiloxy)silane (CAS 17928-28-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/17928-28-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9025669. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9025669 PubChem: 28838. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/28838 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 17928-28-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293190 for CAS 17928-28-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/