EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Byk USA Inc
Wallingford, CT
- Total releases
- 14.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Byk USA Inc: how the 17.4K lbs splits
17.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 17.4K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Byk USA Inc's 17.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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-MID
Byk USA Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wallingford, CT, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.0K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2024, and 14.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,980 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Connecticut's 240 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Byk USA Inc is pounds #75 and chemical-count #9 at 14.4K lbs. Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc leads reported pounds (1.5M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site leads chemical count at 19 chemicals (436.7K lbs, pounds #3). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site; Roehm America LLC; Ulbrich Specialty Strip Mill; Ametek Specialty Metal Products Div. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Connecticut: A-Gas US Inc; Corden Pharma Colorado Sterling Drive; Ennis-Flint Inc - High Point Facility; Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Certain glycol ethers.
Byk USA Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.4K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include A-Gas US Inc and Corden Pharma Colorado Sterling Drive.
Byk USA Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Byk USA Inc: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Byk USA Inc reports the 1,888th-largest volume (14.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 60.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Connecticut include A-Gas US Inc and Corden Pharma Colorado Sterling Drive.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Byk USA Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 60.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Byk USA Inc's total reported releases fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Byk USA Inc's air releases fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Byk USA Inc's chemicals reported rose from 9 in 2022 to 10 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Byk USA Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Byk USA Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 38% (2.2K lbs to 3.0K lbs).
Byk USA Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Byk USA Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 38% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 2.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 3.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 3.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 2.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2024 | 3.0K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 10.5K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 5.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 489 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 461 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 225 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 179 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 58 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 16 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol | 9 lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 4 lbs | - |
| Siloxanes and Silicones, (3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,10-heptadecafluorodecyl)oxy Me, hydroxy Me, Me octyl, ethers with polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether | 1 lbs | - |
Byk USA Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Byk USA Inc
Closest other reporters in Connecticut - including Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site, Roehm America LLC, Ulbrich Specialty Strip Mill, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Connecticut - e.g. A-Gas US Inc, Corden Pharma Colorado Sterling Drive, Ennis-Flint Inc - High Point Facility.
Compare beyond Connecticut
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Byk USA Inc on cumulative reported pounds (14.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Jeld-Wen, Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co, Chardon Custom Polymers. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site. Byk USA Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Byk USA Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Byk USA Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wallingford, CT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.6% of New Haven TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jeld-Wen (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Byk USA Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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