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Potassium fluoride (K(HF2)​)

CAS 7789-29-9

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

US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$43M
Top sourceChina 35%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282619 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production 315.7K lb · Imports 460.8K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 282619, which covers 35 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 35%ChinaDE 25%GermanyJP 21%JapanIN 10%IndiaTW 6%Taiwan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Henkel
EPA-registered importers (1)
Wego Chemical Group

Why It Matters

Sectors
ElectronicsTransportationMetals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Cleaning agent in Machinery Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Cleaning agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Cleaning agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Cleaning agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (37%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (62%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Machinery Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS7789-29-9
PubChem CID11829350
DTXSIDDTXSID10894159
FormulaF2HK
Mol. Weight78.1031 g/mol
SMILESF.[F-].[K+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Potassium fluoride (K(HF2)​) (CAS 7789-29-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7789-29-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10894159. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10894159 PubChem: 11829350. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11829350 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7789-29-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7789-29-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282619 for CAS 7789-29-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/