Helium

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

Molecular structure of 7440-59-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$166M
Top SourceCanada 60%

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 280429 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 280429, which covers 1 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 60%CanadaDZ 13%AlgeriaQA 9%QatarCN 6%ChinaDE 3%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
ExxonMobil
Linde
Messer North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
ElectronicsMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
  • Functional fluids (open systems) in Primary Metal Manufacturing (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Functional fluids (open systems) in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Process regulators in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Functional fluids (open systems) in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (11%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Heat transferring agent in Services (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS7440-59-7
PubChem CID23987
DTXSIDDTXSID7036402
FormulaHe
Mol. Weight4.0026 g/mol
SMILES[He]

Data Sources

DTXSID70364022026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

239872026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23987/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23987.json

7440-59-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 7440-59-72026-04-07

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

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