Chloromethane

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 74-87-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$13M
Top SourceGermany 84%

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 290311 · exact

Source Countries
DE 84%GermanyCN 11%ChinaNL 4%Netherlands
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Formosa Plastics
Momentive Performance Materials
Occidental Petroleum
Olin
The Dow Chemical
EPA-registered importers (4)
Evonik
Linde Inc.(Formerly Praxair Inc.)
Nouryon Surface Chemistry
Snf Holding

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureEnergyElectronicsPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 10 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Solvent in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$217.80/gLabotest KG
CountryGermany
Pack$1089.00 / 5000 mg
Purity90%
Vendors1 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

Chemical Identity

CAS74-87-3
PubChem CID6327
DTXSIDDTXSID0021541
FormulaCH3Cl
Mol. Weight50.49 g/mol
SMILESCCl

Data Sources

DTXSID00215412026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

63272026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6327/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6327.json

74-87-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 74-87-32026-04-25

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

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

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