Boron trifluoride

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

Molecular structure of 7637-07-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$36M
Top SourceChina 32%

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 281290 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 281290, which covers 5 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 32%ChinaIN 23%IndiaDE 14%GermanyKR 13%South KoreaIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered importers (3)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
G2O Technologies Intermediate

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

  • Fuels and fuel additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Catalyst in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS7637-07-2
PubChem CID6356
DTXSIDDTXSID7041677
FormulaBF3
Mol. Weight67.81 g/mol
SMILESB(F)(F)F

Data Sources

DTXSID70416772026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

63562026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6356/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6356.json

7637-07-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 7637-07-22026-04-25

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

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