Carbon tetrafluoride

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

Molecular structure of 75-73-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$12M
Top SourceJapan 56%

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 290349 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290349, which covers 4 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 56%JapanCN 28%ChinaGB 11%United KingdomTW 3%TaiwanIT 1%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Merck Kgaa · DE Germany
Versum Materials
EPA-registered importers (4)
L'Air Liquide S A · FR France
Showa Denko Kk · JP Japan
Air Liquide Usa
Showa Chemicals Of America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Electronics
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

  • Etching agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
  • Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS75-73-0
PubChem CID6393
DTXSIDDTXSID2041757
FormulaCF4
Mol. Weight88.004 g/mol
SMILESC(F)(F)(F)F

Data Sources

DTXSID20417572026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

63932026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6393/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6393.json

75-73-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 75-73-02026-04-25

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

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