Element Solutions Inc
7 facilities · 6 states · 259.2K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Element Solutions Inc is the reported parent of 7 Form R facilities across 6 states, disclosing 259.2K lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 52 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Michigan (189.8K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Element Solutions Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Element Solutions Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-13.5%
6 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-13.5%
51.4 thousand lb → 44.4 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Element Solutions Inc's total reported releases fell from 51.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 44.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Element Solutions Inc's off-site transfers fell from 50.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Element Solutions Inc's air releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Element Solutions Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Macdermid Inc; Macdermid Enthone Inc; Macdermid Enthone America LLC; Alpha Assembly Solutions. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Copper compounds; Nickel compounds; Nitric acid; Copper And Copper Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Michigan; Connecticut; Minnesota. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Primary Metals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Macdermid Inc; Macdermid Enthone Inc; Macdermid Enthone America LLC; Alpha Assembly Solutions. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Copper compounds; Nickel compounds; Nitric acid; Copper And Copper Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Michigan; Connecticut; Minnesota. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Primary Metals.
Element Solutions Inc ranks #1,163 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Element Solutions Inc spans 6 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Releases are facility-concentrated: Macdermid Inc accounts for most of Element Solutions Inc's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Element Solutions Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Element Solutions Inc sits among TRI parents
Element Solutions Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and US Ecology Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #1,161 · 53.0M lbs
- US Ecology Inc · rank #1,162 · 39.8M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Element Solutions Inc
Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Copper compounds; Nickel compounds; Nitric acid; Copper And Copper Compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Macdermid Inc. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 66.2K lbs |
| Copper compounds | 38.1K lbs |
| Nickel compounds | 30.7K lbs |
| Nitric acid | 26.7K lbs |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 26.7K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 1 | 189.8K lbs |
| Connecticut | 1 | 33.5K lbs |
| Minnesota | 1 | 21.5K lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 11.2K lbs |
| Texas | 1 | 3.1K lbs |
| Illinois | 2 | 82 lbs |
Facilities (7)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Macdermid Inc Ferndale, MI | 189.8K lbs |
| Macdermid Enthone Inc West Haven, CT | 33.5K lbs |
| Macdermid Enthone America LLC Maple Plain, MN | 21.5K lbs |
| Alpha Assembly Solutions Altoona, PA | 11.2K lbs |
| Macdermid Pasadena, TX | 3.1K lbs |
| Alpha Assembly Solutions Inc. (940 Itasca) Itasca, IL | 72 lbs |
| Kester Itasca, IL | 10 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Element Solutions Inc on total disclosed release pounds (259.2K lbs) and reporting facility count (7). Release-volume peers include Dana Inc, American Polymers Corp, Textech Industries. Facility-count peers include A O Smith Corp, Ahf Products LLC, Aisin Holdings of America. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Michigan, Connecticut, Minnesota; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Element Solutions Inc's TRI parent record
From Element Solutions Inc, open Macdermid Inc or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Element Solutions Inc (Macdermid Inc in MI). Largest facility
- Compare against US Ecology Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Element Solutions Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, US Ecology Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Element Solutions Inc's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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