EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
United Initiators Inc
Helena, AR · Parent: United Initiators Inc
- Total releases
- 2.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
United Initiators Inc: how the 2.4K lbs splits
2.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 100.0%
United Initiators Inc's 2.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Benzoyl chloride.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
United Initiators Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Helena, AR, in the chemicals sector. It reported 359 lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 2.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,512 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Norac Additives LLC; Helena Industries LLC; Enviro Tech Chemical Services-Plant 6; Helm Fertilizer Terminal Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Arkansas: Tiger Sul Products LLC; Veranova L.P.; Sun Chemical Corp; James Austin Co. Other United Initiators Inc sites in this extract: United Initiators Inc; United Initiators. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Benzoyl chloride; Cumene hydroperoxide; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Zinc compounds.
United Initiators Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 7 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tiger Sul Products LLC and Veranova L.P..
United Initiators Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
United Initiators Inc: Benzoyl chloride-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, United Initiators Inc reports the 2,591st-largest volume (2.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Benzoyl chloride alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Tiger Sul Products LLC and Veranova L.P..
Concentrated means ≥60% of United Initiators Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Benzoyl chloride at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- United Initiators Inc's total reported releases fell from 392 lb in 2022 to 359 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- United Initiators Inc's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- United Initiators Inc's air releases fell from 392 lb in 2022 to 359 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
United Initiators Inc Form-R facts
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See how United Initiators Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
89% less than the comparison
3.5× 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 United Initiators Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 58% (849 lbs to 359 lbs).
United Initiators Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows United Initiators Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 58% 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: Benzoyl chloride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 849 lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 411 lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 382 lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 392 lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 359 lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Benzoyl chloride | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Cumene hydroperoxide | 0 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Dimethyl phthalate | 0 lbs | - |
| Benzoyl peroxide | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
United Initiators Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to United Initiators Inc
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Norac Additives LLC, Helena Industries LLC, Enviro Tech Chemical Services-Plant 6, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Tiger Sul Products LLC, Veranova L.P., Sun Chemical Corp.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest United Initiators Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Mars Petcare US Inc., Viking Chemical Co, Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Ls Starrett Co. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other United Initiators Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including United Initiators Inc, United Initiators.
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 Benzoyl chloride, Cumene hydroperoxide, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Norac Additives LLC. United Initiators Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This United Initiators Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Benzoyl chloride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
United Initiators Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Helena, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 9.0% of Phillips TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mars Petcare US Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
United Initiators Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Benzoyl chloride. 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