EPA TRI Facility · Textile Product
Chem-Tech Finishers Inc
Dalton, GA
- Total releases
- 21.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Chem-Tech Finishers Inc: how the 21.1K lbs splits
21.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 20.1K lbs 95.4%
- Air Releases 969 lbs 4.6%
Chem-Tech Finishers Inc's 21.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Chem-Tech Finishers Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Dalton, GA, in the textile product sector. It reported 10.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2020, and 21.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 8,120 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chem-Tech Finishers Inc is pounds #253 and chemical-count #372 at 21.1K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Global Textile Services; Arrowstar; Universal Textile Technologies; Polyventive Llc.. Similar-scale Textile Product peers outside Georgia: Dayton Bag & Burlap; Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc; Indorama Ventures Mobility Winnsboro LLC; Pall Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Biphenyl.
Chem-Tech Finishers Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.4% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.1K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dayton Bag & Burlap and Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc.
Chem-Tech Finishers Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chem-Tech Finishers Inc: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene-led volume
Among the 35 Textile Product facilities in this database, Chem-Tech Finishers Inc reports the 9th-largest volume (21.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene alone is 68.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Dayton Bag & Burlap and Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chem-Tech Finishers Inc's pounds in one chemical - here 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene at 68.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Chem-Tech Finishers Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chem-Tech Finishers Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases increased by 3% (10.4K lbs to 10.7K lbs).
Chem-Tech Finishers Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Chem-Tech Finishers Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3% 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: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 10.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 14.3K lbs | - |
| Biphenyl | 6.7K lbs | - |
Chem-Tech Finishers Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chem-Tech Finishers Inc
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Global Textile Services, Arrowstar, Universal Textile Technologies, ordered by distance.
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Similar Textile Product Facilities
Other Textile Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Dayton Bag & Burlap, Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc, Indorama Ventures Mobility Winnsboro LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chem-Tech Finishers Inc on cumulative reported pounds (21.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Cemex Construction Materials South LLC, Multi-Chem Group Dilley Tx Facility, Federal Correctional Complex Terre Haute. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Cemex Construction Materials South LLC Longmont, CO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 21.1K lbs reported
- Multi-Chem Group Dilley Tx Facility Dilley, TX · Chemical Wholesalers 21.1K lbs reported
- Federal Correctional Complex Terre Haute Terre Haute, IN · Other 21.1K lbs reported
- Veolia Es Technical Solutions West Bridgewater, MA · Hazardous Waste 21.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Biphenyl; nearby reporters include Global Textile Services. Chem-Tech Finishers 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 Chem-Tech Finishers Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chem-Tech Finishers Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Dalton, GA, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 314110 · Textile Product. 4.0% of Whitfield TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cemex Construction Materials South LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chem-Tech Finishers Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. 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