Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
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 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.
- Netherlands
- Taiwan
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Hungary
- Sweden
- Turkey
- Norway
- Colombia
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Australia
- Hong Kong
- Denmark
- Finland
- United Arab Emirates
- Poland
- Portugal
- Israel
- Singapore
- Argentina
- Slovenia
- Costa Rica
- Russia
- Dominican Republic
- Luxembourg
- Romania
- Peru
- South Africa
- Lithuania
- Serbia
- Liechtenstein
- Philippines
- Monaco
- Latvia
- Cambodia
- Saudi Arabia
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Defoamer in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Sealant (barrier) in ConstructionUse—non-incorporative activities
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv