EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Byk USA Inc.
North Haven, CT · Parent: Byk USA Inc
- Total releases
- 1.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Byk USA Inc.: how the 1.3K lbs splits
1.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.2K lbs 94.4%
- Air Releases 72 lbs 5.6%
Byk USA Inc.'s 1.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc 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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Byk USA Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in North Haven, CT, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1 lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2024, and 1.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,499 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 #137 and chemical-count #16 at 1.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc.; O.f. Mossberg & Sons Inc.; Jensen Industries Inc.; Superior Printing Ink Co Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Connecticut: Cal-Chem Metals Inc; Silbond Corp; Matheson Tri-Gas Inc-Palm; Royal Metal Powders Inc.. Other Byk USA Inc sites in this extract: Byk USA Inc.; Byk USA Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
Byk USA Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.4% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cal-Chem Metals Inc and Silbond Corp.
Byk USA Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% 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.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Byk USA Inc. reports the 2,770th-largest volume (1.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 94.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Connecticut include Cal-Chem Metals Inc and Silbond Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Byk USA Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 94.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Byk USA Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 21 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Byk USA Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Byk USA Inc.'s air releases fell from 21 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Byk USA Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 7 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: 1.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 95% (20 lbs to 1 lbs).
Byk USA Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE 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 (decreased by 95% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 15 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 14 lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 21 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 51 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 13 lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 3 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 2 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 2 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 | 0 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
Byk USA Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Connecticut - including Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc., O.f. Mossberg & Sons Inc., Jensen Industries Inc., ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Connecticut
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Byk USA Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Star Iron Works Inc., Pratt & Whitney Amercon, Jtekt Bearings Na LLC - Sylvania Ga.. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
- Star Iron Works Inc. Big Run, PA · Fabricated Metals 1.3K lbs reported
- Pratt & Whitney Amercon Middletown, PA · Transportation Equipment 1.3K lbs reported
- Jtekt Bearings Na LLC - Sylvania Ga. Sylvania, GA · Fabricated Metals 1.3K lbs reported
- Dodge Industrial Rogersville, TN · Fabricated Metals 1.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Byk USA Inc Facilities
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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 Zinc compounds, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; nearby reporters include Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc.. Byk USA Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) 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 North Haven, CT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.1% of New Haven TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cal-Chem Metals Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Byk USA Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc 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