Siloxanes and Silicones, Me hydrogen

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 63148-57-2
US ProductionZero
Import Value$697M
Import Volume123.0K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceGermany 27%
Siloxanes and Silicones, Me hydrogen · US import value by year
$438M2013$634M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 391000 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 391000, which covers 8 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 27%GermanyJP 22%JapanCA 12%CanadaCN 11%ChinaIT 9%Italy
EPA-registered importers (2)
Ferro
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Flow promoter in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS63148-57-2
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID30894454
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID308944542026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

63148-57-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 63148-57-22026-04-25

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

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