Paraformaldehyde
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$9M
Top SourceSpain 64%
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 291260 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
ES 64%SpainTW 13%TaiwanGB 13%United KingdomDE 6%GermanyIN 2%India
- China
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.
Dynachem
EPA-registered importers (8)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Futurefuel
Hexion Holdings
Huntsman
Hydrite Chemical
Palmer International
Show all 8
Santolubes
Soyventis North America
Vitusa Products
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
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 11 sectors as 11 functional roles.
- •Catalyst in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Wood Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Laboratory chemicals in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Hardener in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dyes in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Oxidizing/reducing agents in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (42%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Paper Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS30525-89-4
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID8034798
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID80347982026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
30525-89-42026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 30525-89-42026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv