EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc
Assonet, MA · Parent: Ashland LLC
- Total releases
- 14.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc: how the 16.1K lbs splits
16.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.5K lbs 59.2%
- Off-site Transfers 6.6K lbs 40.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc's 16.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 59.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 40.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Assonet, MA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.5K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2024, and 14.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,961 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. Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc is pounds #122 and chemical-count #4 at 14.6K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Swimex Inc.; Robbins Manufacturing Co; Whirlpool Corp; Taco Inc. - Fall River. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Massachusetts: Nanophase Technologies Corp; Independence Oilfield Chemicals LLC Pleasanton Tx; Ennis-Flint Inc - High Point Facility; Elantas Pdg Inc. Other Ashland LLC sites in this extract: Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp; Avoca LLC; Isp Chemicals LLC; Avoca LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Vinyl acetate; Toluene; tert-Butyl alcohol.
Compare Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Swimex Inc. Fall River · 15.6K lbs
- Robbins Manufacturing Co Fall River · 760 lbs
- Whirlpool Corp Fall River · 62 lbs
- Taco Inc. - Fall River Fall River · 59 lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Nanophase Technologies Corp (IL) · Independence Oilfield Chemicals LLC Pleasanton Tx (TX) · Ennis-Flint Inc - High Point Facility (NC)
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Assonet, MA: 14.6K lbs across 12 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 59.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nanophase Technologies Corp and Independence Oilfield Chemicals LLC Pleasanton Tx.
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc 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
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc reports the 1,884th-largest volume (14.6K lbs). Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Nanophase Technologies Corp and Independence Oilfield Chemicals LLC Pleasanton Tx.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc's total reported releases fell from 3.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc's air releases fell from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc's off-site transfers fell from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 2% (1.5K lbs to 1.5K lbs).
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 3.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 2.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 3.8K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 3.0K lbs | 10 |
| 2024 | 1.5K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 5.6K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 5.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 3.0K lbs | - |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 394 lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 148 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 31 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 25 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 23 lbs | - |
| Ethyl acrylate | 8 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 6 lbs | - |
| Acrylamide | 3 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc in Bristol
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Nanophase Technologies Corp, Independence Oilfield Chemicals LLC Pleasanton Tx, Ennis-Flint Inc - High Point Facility.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc on cumulative reported pounds (14.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Chrome Deposit Corp, Monogram Aerospace Fasteners, Pac Foundries-Industry. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
- Chrome Deposit Corp Portage, IN · Fabricated Metals 14.6K lbs reported
- Monogram Aerospace Fasteners Commerce, CA · Fabricated Metals 14.6K lbs reported
- Pac Foundries-Industry City Of Industry, CA · Primary Metals 14.6K lbs reported
- Nanophase Technologies Corp Romeoville, IL · Chemicals 14.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Sprague East Providence Terminal East Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Ashland LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp, Avoca LLC, Isp Chemicals LLC.
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 Ethylene glycol, Vinyl acetate, Toluene, tert-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Swimex Inc.. Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Assonet, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.6% of Bristol TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chrome Deposit Corp (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 59.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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