EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Acushnet Co Ball Plant III
New Bedford, MA · Parent: Acushnet Holdings Corp
- Total releases
- 315.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Acushnet Co Ball Plant III: how the 387.2K lbs splits
387.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 376.7K lbs 97.3%
- Air Releases 10.5K lbs 2.7%
- Water Discharges 30 lbs <0.1%
Acushnet Co Ball Plant III's 387.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.7%. 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Acushnet Co Ball Plant III is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Bedford, MA, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 71.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 315.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,518 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. Acushnet Co Ball Plant III is pounds #14 and chemical-count #100 at 315.8K 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: Cdaero, LLC; Acushnet Co Ball Plant II; Zapp Precision Strip Inc.; Afc Cable Systems. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Massachusetts: Cardinal Health; Wright & McGill Co; Armstrong World Industries Inc.; Jupiter Bach N.a.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Methyl isobutyl ketone; Diisocyanates.
Compare Acushnet Co Ball Plant III with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Cdaero, LLC New Bedford · 539 lbs
- Acushnet Co Ball Plant II North Dartmouth · 446.8K lbs
- Zapp Precision Strip Inc. Dartmouth · 5.3K lbs
- Afc Cable Systems New Bedford · 2.5K lbs
Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing sites elsewhere: Cardinal Health (FL) · Wright & McGill Co (CO) · Armstrong World Industries Inc. (FL)
Acushnet Co Ball Plant III stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.3% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 315.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cardinal Health and Wright & McGill Co.
Acushnet Co Ball Plant III vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
316K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Acushnet Co Ball Plant III: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Acushnet Co Ball Plant III reports the 13th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 97.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Cardinal Health and Wright & McGill Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Acushnet Co Ball Plant III's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 97.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Acushnet Co Ball Plant III's total reported releases rose from 64.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 65.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Acushnet Co Ball Plant III's air releases rose from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Acushnet Co Ball Plant III Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Acushnet Co Ball Plant III releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 387.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 14% (82.7K lbs to 71.4K lbs).
Acushnet Co Ball Plant III: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Acushnet Co Ball Plant III year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 14% 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 | 82.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 52.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 50.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 64.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 65.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 71.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 376.7K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 10.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
Acushnet Co Ball Plant III · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Cdaero, LLC, Acushnet Co Ball Plant II, Zapp Precision Strip Inc., ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Acushnet Co Ball Plant III on cumulative reported pounds (315.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include U.S. Dod Usaf Eglin Afb Fl, Acpi Wood Products LLC, Milliken & Co Enterprise Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Zinc compounds, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Cdaero, LLC. Acushnet Co Ball Plant III stamps MID 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.
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This Acushnet Co Ball Plant III TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Acushnet Co Ball Plant III totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Bedford, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 339920 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 12.6% of Bristol TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Dod Usaf Eglin Afb Fl (Δ 133 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Acushnet Co Ball Plant III stamps MID 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