EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Polyvantis Sanford LLC
Sanford, ME
- Total releases
- 14.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Polyvantis Sanford LLC: how the 17.7K lbs splits
17.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 16.3K lbs 92.1%
- Off-site Transfers 1.4K lbs 7.9%
Polyvantis Sanford LLC's 17.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 92.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 7.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methyl methacrylate.
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 TRACE-CARC
Polyvantis Sanford LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sanford, ME, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 2.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 14.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,927 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maine's 81 reporting TRI sites, Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations leads both reported pounds (10.6M lbs) and chemical count (31 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Expanded Rubber Products Inc; Tom's of Maine Inc; Gvs N.a.; Pratt & Whitney. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Maine: Bridgestone Americas Off Road; Watkins Manufacturing; Vibracoustic USA Inc. Carmi Mixing Div; Nov Fiber Glass Systems-Burkburnett. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methyl methacrylate; Methyl acrylate.
Polyvantis Sanford LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (92.1% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bridgestone Americas Off Road and Watkins Manufacturing.
Polyvantis Sanford LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Polyvantis Sanford LLC: Methyl methacrylate-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Polyvantis Sanford LLC reports the 735th-largest volume (14.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methyl methacrylate alone is 99.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Maine include Bridgestone Americas Off Road and Watkins Manufacturing.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Polyvantis Sanford LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Methyl methacrylate at 99.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Polyvantis Sanford LLC's total reported releases rose from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polyvantis Sanford LLC's off-site transfers rose from 85 lb in 2022 to 376 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polyvantis Sanford LLC's air releases rose from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Polyvantis Sanford LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Polyvantis Sanford LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 350% (642 lbs to 2.9K lbs).
Polyvantis Sanford LLC: 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 Polyvantis Sanford LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 350% 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: Methyl methacrylate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 642 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 2.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methyl methacrylate | 17.6K lbs | - |
| Methyl acrylate | 152 lbs | Carcinogen |
Polyvantis Sanford LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Polyvantis Sanford LLC
Closest other reporters in Maine - including Expanded Rubber Products Inc, Tom's of Maine Inc, Gvs N.a., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 80 other reporting facilities in Maine.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maine - e.g. Bridgestone Americas Off Road, Watkins Manufacturing, Vibracoustic USA Inc. Carmi Mixing Div.
Compare beyond Maine
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Polyvantis Sanford LLC on cumulative reported pounds (14.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Apl Engineered Materials Inc, Tejas Industries, Bridgestone Americas Off Road. 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.
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).
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 Methyl methacrylate, Methyl acrylate; nearby reporters include Expanded Rubber Products Inc. Polyvantis Sanford LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Polyvantis Sanford LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Methyl methacrylate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Polyvantis Sanford LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sanford, ME, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 8.2% of York TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Apl Engineered Materials Inc (Δ 14 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Polyvantis Sanford LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Methyl methacrylate. 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