Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine
Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production1.6M lbs
Import Value$1.4B
Import Volume469.9K lbs
Import Dependency23%
Top SourceIreland 33%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 293399 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 293399, which covers 48 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
IE 33%IrelandCN 26%ChinaIN 11%IndiaDE 9%GermanyIT 4%Italy
- Taiwan
- Poland
- Canada
- Ivory Coast
- Greece
- Hungary
- Indonesia
- Latvia
- Belgium
- Slovakia
- Czech Republic
- Austria
- Netherlands
- Finland
- Denmark
- Croatia
- Australia
- South Africa
- Sweden
- Hong Kong
- Malta
- Singapore
- Lithuania
- Malaysia
- Oman
- Serbia
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Bae Systems Ordnance Systems
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.
Alliant Techsystems Operations
Dyno Nobel
Why It Matters
Sectors
DefenseEnergyTransportation
Downstream UsesNo data available
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
Industrial Uses
Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.
- •Fuel in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (5%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Explosives Manufacturing (95%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS2691-41-0
PubChem CID17596
DTXSIDDTXSID3024237
FormulaC4H8N8O8
Mol. Weight296.16 g/mol
SMILESC1N(CN(CN(CN1[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
Data Sources
DTXSID30242372026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
175962026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/17596/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/17596.json
2691-41-02026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 2691-41-02026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv