EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab
Arab, AL · Parent: Umicore USA Inc
- Total releases
- 1.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab: how the 1.5K lbs splits
1.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.5K lbs 98.1%
- Off-site Transfers 28 lbs 1.8%
- Water Discharges 1 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab's 1.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Arab, AL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 796 lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2020, and 1.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 13,223 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hyco Alabama LLC; Hfi LLC; Highline Warren LLC - Warren Southeast; Cargill Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Alabama: Plaze Inc. DBA Shield Packaging of California; Slide Products Inc; Prc-Desoto International Inc; Crossroads Coatings Inc. Other Umicore USA Inc sites in this extract: Palm Commodities International LLC; Umicore Specialty Materials Recycling; Umicore Autocat USA Inc; Umicore Pmc USA Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds.
Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.1% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.5K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Plaze Inc. DBA Shield Packaging of California and Slide Products Inc.
Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5K lbs 49th percentile higher than 49% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab reports the 2,713th-largest volume (1.5K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 67.1% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Alabama include Plaze Inc. DBA Shield Packaging of California and Slide Products Inc.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (67.1% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
88% less than the comparison
7.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases increased by 12% (709 lbs to 796 lbs).
Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab year-over-year reported totals (increased by 12% from 2019 to 2020). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 709 lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 796 lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 506 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 504 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 492 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 2 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1 lbs | - |
| Hydrazine | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Hyco Alabama LLC, Hfi LLC, Highline Warren LLC - Warren Southeast, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Plaze Inc. DBA Shield Packaging of California, Slide Products Inc, Prc-Desoto International Inc.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab on cumulative reported pounds (1.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, Logan Glass Technologies LLC, Chs Inc Lubricants Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant Scranton, PA · Other 1.5K lbs reported
- Logan Glass Technologies LLC Logan, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.5K lbs reported
- Chs Inc Lubricants Plant Inver Grove Heights, MN · Petroleum 1.5K lbs reported
- Paulo - Kansas City Kansas City, MO · Fabricated Metals 1.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Umicore USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Palm Commodities International LLC, Umicore Specialty Materials Recycling, Umicore Autocat USA Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include Hyco Alabama LLC. Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Arab, AL, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Marshall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel Compounds. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov