EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
3M Co Chelmsford
Chelmsford, MA · Parent: 3M Co
- Total releases
- 81.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
3M Co Chelmsford: how the 103.1K lbs splits
103.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 103.1K lbs 100.0%
3M Co Chelmsford's 103.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Antimony compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
3M Co Chelmsford is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chelmsford, MA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 21.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 81.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,023 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. 3M Co Chelmsford is pounds #41 and chemical-count #47 at 81.4K lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Edwards Vacuum LLC; Brooks Automation Inc; Thermo Fisher Scientific; Avcarb Material Solutions. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Massachusetts: Associated Fiberglass Enterprises; Zehrco Giancola Acquisition Four; Mfg Alabama LLC; Mastermold LLC. Other 3M Co sites in this extract: 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility; 3M Co - Tonawanda; 3M Co - Little Rock; 3M Co-Hutchinson. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Antimony compounds; Zinc compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Lead compounds.
Compare 3M Co Chelmsford with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Edwards Vacuum LLC Chelmsford · 3.0K lbs
- Brooks Automation Inc Chelmsford · 1 lbs
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Chelmsford · 414.2K lbs
- Avcarb Material Solutions Lowell · 251 lbs
Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber sites elsewhere: Associated Fiberglass Enterprises (TX) · Zehrco Giancola Acquisition Four (OH) · Mfg Alabama LLC (AL)
3M Co Chelmsford stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 81.4K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Associated Fiberglass Enterprises and Zehrco Giancola Acquisition Four.
3M Co Chelmsford vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
81K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3M Co Chelmsford: Antimony compounds-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, 3M Co Chelmsford reports the 367th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Antimony compounds alone is 63.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Associated Fiberglass Enterprises and Zehrco Giancola Acquisition Four.
Concentrated means ≥60% of 3M Co Chelmsford's pounds in one chemical - here Antimony compounds at 63.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- 3M Co Chelmsford's total reported releases rose from 12.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co Chelmsford's off-site transfers rose from 12.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3M Co Chelmsford Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How 3M Co Chelmsford releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 103.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 29% (16.8K lbs to 21.7K lbs).
3M Co Chelmsford: 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 3M Co Chelmsford year-over-year reported totals (increased by 29% 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: Antimony compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 17.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 19.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 12.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 15.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 21.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Antimony compounds | 64.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 26.5K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 8.9K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 171 lbs | - |
3M Co Chelmsford · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Edwards Vacuum LLC, Brooks Automation Inc, Thermo Fisher Scientific, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Associated Fiberglass Enterprises, Zehrco Giancola Acquisition Four, Mfg Alabama LLC.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3M Co Chelmsford on cumulative reported pounds (81.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Baxter International Inc., Wisconsin Cheese Group, Ineos Composites US LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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).
Other 3M Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility, 3M Co - Tonawanda, 3M Co - Little Rock.
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 Antimony compounds, Zinc compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Edwards Vacuum LLC. 3M Co Chelmsford 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.
Use and verify this record
This 3M Co Chelmsford TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Antimony compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3M Co Chelmsford totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chelmsford, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.8% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Baxter International Inc. (Δ 45 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3M Co Chelmsford stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Antimony 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