Methane

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 74-82-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$114M
Top SourceCanada 67%

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 271119, 271129 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 271119, 271129, which covers 94 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 67%CanadaCL 15%ChileKR 8%South KoreaIT 1%ItalyGB 1%United Kingdom
EPA-registered manufacturers (13)
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Aux Sable Liquid Products
Castleton Commodities International
Dakota Gasification
Show all 13
Eif Kc Landfill Gas
ExxonMobil
Formosa Plastics
Lyondell Chemical
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Seneca Energy Ii
Shell Chemical
Timberline Energy
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsWater
Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Toxagent Detox 6035
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Fuels and fuel additives in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
  • •Fuels and fuel additives in Utilities (40%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Fuels and fuel additives in Wholesale and Retail Trade (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fuel in Utilities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Fuel in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Fuels and fuel additives in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS74-82-8
PubChem CID297
DTXSIDDTXSID8025545
FormulaCH4
Mol. Weight16.043 g/mol
SMILESC

Data Sources

DTXSID80255452026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

2972026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/297/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/297.json

74-82-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 74-82-82026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json

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