Perfluoroethane

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

Molecular structure of 76-16-4
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 importers (4)
L'Air Liquide S A · FR France
Merck Kgaa · DE Germany
Air Liquide Usa
Versum Materials

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Etching agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
  • •Functional fluids (closed systems) in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (75%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS76-16-4
PubChem CID6431
DTXSIDDTXSID2041915
FormulaC2F6
Mol. Weight138.01 g/mol
SMILESC(C(F)(F)F)(F)(F)F

Data Sources

DTXSID20419152026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

64312026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6431/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6431.json

76-16-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 76-16-42026-04-25

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

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

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