Tungsten hexafluoride

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

Molecular structure of 7783-82-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$43M
Top SourceChina 35%

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 282619 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282619, which covers 15 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 35%ChinaDE 25%GermanyJP 21%JapanIN 10%IndiaTW 6%Taiwan
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Merck Kgaa · DE Germany
Nippon Sanso Holdings · JP Japan
Advance Research Chemicals
Matheson Tri-Gas
Versum Materials
EPA-registered importers (2)
Merck Kgaa · DE Germany
Versum Materials

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Laboratory chemicals in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS7783-82-6
PubChem CID522684
DTXSIDDTXSID80893770
FormulaF6W
Mol. Weight297.83 g/mol
SMILESF[W](F)(F)(F)(F)F

Data Sources

DTXSID808937702026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

5226842026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/522684/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/522684.json

7783-82-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 7783-82-62026-04-25

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

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