Ana samar da acetylene ta hanyar kasuwanci ta hanyar amsawa tsakanin calcium carbide da ruwa, kuma samfur ne ta hanyar samar da ethylene.
Acetylene shine iskar gas mai aiki mai mahimmanci na ƙarfe, yana iya amsawa tare da iskar oxygen don samar da harshen wuta mai zafi, ana amfani dashi a cikin injina, masu dacewa, walda da yankan. Acetylene walda hanya ce ta gama gari wacce za ta iya manna sassa biyu ko fiye na ƙarfe tare don cimma manufar haɗin gwiwa. Bugu da kari, ana iya amfani da acetylene don yanke nau'ikan karafa iri-iri, gami da bakin karfe, karfe da aluminum. Ana iya amfani da acetylene don samar da sinadarai irin su acetylol alcohols, styrene, esters da propylene. Daga cikin su, acetynol shine matsakaicin haɗin gwiwar kwayoyin halitta, wanda za'a iya amfani dashi don kera sinadarai kamar acetynoic acid da ester barasa. Styrene wani fili ne da ake amfani da shi sosai a cikin robobi, roba, rini da resin roba. Ana iya amfani da acetylene a fannin likitanci don jiyya kamar maganin sa barci da kuma iskar oxygen. Oxyacetylene walda, da ake amfani da ita wajen tiyata, fasaha ce ta ci-gaba don yankan nama mai laushi da cire gabobi. Bugu da kari, ana amfani da acetylene wajen kera na'urorin likitanci kamar su kankara, fitulun likitanci daban-daban da dilatoci. Baya ga filayen da aka ambata a sama, ana iya amfani da acetylene don yin abubuwa daban-daban kamar roba, kwali da takarda. Bugu da ƙari, ana iya amfani da acetylene a matsayin abincin abinci don samar da olefin da kayan aikin carbon na musamman, da kuma iskar gas da ake amfani da su a cikin ayyukan samarwa kamar hasken wuta, maganin zafi da tsaftacewa.