Methanethiol

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

Molecular structure of 74-93-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$760M
Top SourceChina 33%

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 293090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 111 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Arkema
Chevron Phillips Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and HuntingProcessing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS74-93-1
PubChem CID878
DTXSIDDTXSID5026382
FormulaCH4S
Mol. Weight48.11 g/mol
SMILESCS

Data Sources

DTXSID50263822026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

8782026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/878/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/878.json

74-93-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 74-93-12026-04-25

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

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