EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc
Tucson, AZ
- Total releases
- 36.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc: how the 36.3K lbs splits
36.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 34.6K lbs 95.2%
- Air Releases 1.8K lbs 4.8%
Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc's 36.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tucson, AZ, in the chemicals sector. It reported 250 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 36.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,873 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arizona's 288 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc is pounds #62 and chemical-count #211 at 36.3K lbs. Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc leads reported pounds (129.3M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (36.9M lbs, pounds #4). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Western Emulsions Tucson Emulsions Plant; Huck International; Materion Ceramics Inc.; Samuel Advanced Fabrication a Div of Samuel Son & Co.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Arizona: Jowat Corp; H.b. Fuller Co; Evonik Industries; Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.2% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 36.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jowat Corp and H.b. Fuller Co.
Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
36K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc reports the 1,450th-largest volume (36.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Arizona include Jowat Corp and H.b. Fuller Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 36.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 99% (26.3K lbs to 250 lbs).
Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% from 2019 to 2023). 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 9.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 250 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 250 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 250 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 36.3K lbs | - |
Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Arizona - including Western Emulsions Tucson Emulsions Plant, Huck International, Materion Ceramics Inc., ordered by distance.
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Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc on cumulative reported pounds (36.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Jowat Corp, H.b. Fuller Co, Ls Starrett Co. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Western Emulsions Tucson Emulsions Plant. Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tucson, AZ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Pima TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jowat Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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