EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Ast Products Inc
Billerica, MA
- Total releases
- 28.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ast Products Inc: how the 41.5K lbs splits
41.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 41.4K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 6 lbs <0.1%
Ast Products Inc's 41.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Ast Products Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Billerica, MA, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 13.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 28.3K lbs in total across its 2022-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,447 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. Ast Products Inc is pounds #93 and chemical-count #266 at 28.3K 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: Aotco Metal Finishing LLC; American Flowform & Machining LLC; American Flowform & Machining LLC; American Science & Engineering. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Massachusetts: Dermamed Coating Co-Plant 2; Montana Silversmiths; Orchid Orthopedic Solutions; Dentsply Sirona - Milford Site. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol.
Compare Ast Products Inc with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Aotco Metal Finishing LLC Billerica · 1 lbs
- American Flowform & Machining LLC Billerica · 67 lbs
- American Flowform & Machining LLC Billerica · 17 lbs
- American Science & Engineering Billerica · 17 lbs
Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing sites elsewhere: Dermamed Coating Co-Plant 2 (OH) · Montana Silversmiths (MT) · Orchid Orthopedic Solutions (MI)
Ast Products Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 28.3K lbs (2022–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dermamed Coating Co-Plant 2 and Montana Silversmiths.
Ast Products Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ast Products Inc: n-Butyl alcohol-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Ast Products Inc reports the 73rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Butyl alcohol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Dermamed Coating Co-Plant 2 and Montana Silversmiths.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ast Products Inc's pounds in one chemical - here n-Butyl alcohol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ast Products Inc's total reported releases rose from 12.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ast Products Inc's off-site transfers rose from 12.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ast Products Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ast Products Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 41.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2024, total releases increased by 4% (12.7K lbs to 13.2K lbs).
Ast Products Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2024
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Ast Products Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% from 2022 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: n-Butyl alcohol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 15.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 13.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Butyl alcohol | 41.5K lbs | - |
Ast Products Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Dermamed Coating Co-Plant 2, Montana Silversmiths, Orchid Orthopedic Solutions.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ast Products Inc on cumulative reported pounds (28.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc-Waterloo, Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft LLC, Cowboy Cdp. 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.
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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 n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Aotco Metal Finishing LLC. Ast Products 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 Ast Products Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead n-Butyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ast Products Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Billerica, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2024 (3 years). NAICS 339115 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.6% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc-Waterloo (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ast Products Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead n-Butyl alcohol. 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