Chlorotrifluoroethylene

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

Molecular structure of 79-38-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$11M
Top SourceChina 92%

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 290377 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290377, which covers 5 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 92%ChinaKR 4%South KoreaCA 3%CanadaJP 1%Japan
EPA-registered importers (1)
Solvay

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS79-38-9
PubChem CID6594
DTXSIDDTXSID3026485
FormulaC2ClF3
Mol. Weight116.47 g/mol
SMILESC(=C(F)Cl)(F)F

Data Sources

DTXSID30264852026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65942026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6594/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6594.json

79-38-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 79-38-92026-04-25

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

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

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