Silane, dichlorodimethyl-, reaction products with silica
CAS 68611-44-9
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$6.1B
Top sourceJapan 32%
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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 382499 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 382499, which covers 206 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China
- Liechtenstein
- Indonesia
- Chile
- Ireland
- Vietnam
- Austria
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Israel
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Turkey
- Denmark
- South Africa
- Philippines
- Norway
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
- Slovenia
- Morocco
- Monaco
- Saudi Arabia
- Finland
- Argentina
- Egypt
- Oman
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Qatar
- Ukraine
- Lebanon
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Costa Rica
- Belarus
- Hong Kong
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Cambodia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Uruguay
- Romania
- Tunisia
- Peru
- Zimbabwe
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Armenia
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Kcc · KR South Korea
Evonik
Mom Holding
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Hempel Usa
Wacker Chemical Corporation - Headquarters
EPA-registered importers (9)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Ravago S A · LU Luxembourg
Basf
Blue Tree Holdings
Henkel
Show all 9
Hilti
Sharp Electronics
Shin Etsu Silicones Of America
The Sherwin Williams
Why It Matters
Sectors
ElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & Printing
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 16 sectors as 12 functional roles.
- •Filler in Construction (50%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Viscosity modifiers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Machinery Manufacturing (38%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (42%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •CBI in CBICBI
- •Thickening agent in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Anti-caking agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Wood Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Thickening agent in Wood Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Anti-caking agent in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Surface modifier in Construction (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Thickening agent in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-caking agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Binder in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flow promoter in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Thickening agent in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Defoamer in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Defoamer in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Opacifer in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Flow promoter in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging
- •Opacifer in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS68611-44-9
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID7028778
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7028778Retrieved 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
Silane, dichlorodimethyl-, reaction products with silica (CAS 68611-44-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68611-44-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7028778. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7028778 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68611-44-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68611-44-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 382499 for CAS 68611-44-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/