Polymer Solutions Group
5 facilities · 2 states · 12.9K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Polymer Solutions Group is the reported parent of 5 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 12.9K lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 11 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Georgia (12.9K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Polymer Solutions Group, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Polymer Solutions Group: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-72.0%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-72.0%
676 lb → 189 lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Polymer Solutions Group's total reported releases fell from 676 lb in 2022 to 189 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polymer Solutions Group's off-site transfers fell from 675 lb in 2022 to 188 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polymer Solutions Group's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Polymer Solutions Group from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Phoenix Chemical Co; Sasco Chemical Group Inc; Sasco Chemical Group Monroe; Flow Polymers LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Diethanolamine; Zinc compounds; Certain glycol ethers; Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Ohio. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Petroleum. 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: Phoenix Chemical Co; Sasco Chemical Group Inc; Sasco Chemical Group Monroe; Flow Polymers LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Diethanolamine; Zinc compounds; Certain glycol ethers; Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Ohio. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Petroleum.
Polymer Solutions Group ranks #2,677 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Polymer Solutions Group files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Phoenix Chemical Co accounts for most of Polymer Solutions Group's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Polymer Solutions Group follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Basf Corp; International Paper Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Polymer Solutions Group sits among TRI parents
Polymer Solutions Group sits on a disclosure ladder beside Basf Corp and International Paper Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Basf Corp · rank #2,675 · 24.7M lbs
- International Paper Co · rank #2,676 · 24.7M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Polymer Solutions Group
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Diethanolamine; Zinc compounds; Certain glycol ethers; Polycyclic aromatic compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Phoenix Chemical Co. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 7.8K lbs |
| Diethanolamine | 3.0K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 1.2K lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | 802 lbs |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 13 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 3 | 12.9K lbs |
| Ohio | 2 | 25 lbs |
Facilities (5)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Phoenix Chemical Co Calhoun, GA | 11.7K lbs |
| Sasco Chemical Group Inc Albany, GA | 1.2K lbs |
| Sasco Chemical Group Monroe Albany, GA | 83 lbs |
| Flow Polymers LLC Cleveland, OH | 25 lbs |
| Performance Additives New Philadelphia, OH | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Polymer Solutions Group on total disclosed release pounds (12.9K lbs) and reporting facility count (5). Release-volume peers include Compass Minerals International Inc, Commonwealth Utilities Corp, Allegheny Petroleum Products Co. Facility-count peers include Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc, Advansix Inc, Aes Corp. 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 Georgia, Ohio; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Polymer Solutions Group's TRI parent record
From Polymer Solutions Group, open Phoenix Chemical Co or compare against Basf Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Polymer Solutions Group (Phoenix Chemical Co in GA). Largest facility
- Compare against International Paper Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Polymer Solutions Group sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Basf Corp, International Paper Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Polymer Solutions Group'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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