Paraformaldehyde
CAS 30525-89-4
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, 2024$9M
Top sourceSpain 64%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 291260 · exact
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
ES 64%SpainTW 13%TaiwanGB 13%United KingdomDE 6%GermanyIN 2%India
- China
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Dynachem
Soyventis North America
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Futurefuel
Polyventive
Santolubes
EPA-registered importers (10)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Lamberti S P A · IT Italy
Sumitomo Bakelite · JP Japan
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Hexion
Hydrite Chemical
Show all 10
Lamberti Usa
Rpm
Solvay
Sumitomo Bakelite North America Holding
Vitusa Products
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
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 10 functional roles.
- •Oxidizing agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (27%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Printing Ink Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (55%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Wood Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Etching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hardener in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
CAS30525-89-4
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID8034798
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8034798Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Paraformaldehyde (CAS 30525-89-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/30525-89-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8034798. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8034798 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 30525-89-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 30525-89-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291260 for CAS 30525-89-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/