EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Key Polymer
Lawrence, MA
- Total releases
- 4.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Key Polymer: how the 4.2K lbs splits
4.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.4K lbs 79.3%
- Air Releases 877 lbs 20.7%
Key Polymer's 4.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 79.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Diisocyanates.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Key Polymer is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lawrence, MA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 11,492 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. Key Polymer is pounds #173 and chemical-count #189 at 4.2K 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: Sekisui Voltek LLC; Vicor Corp; Straumann Manufacturing Inc; Jaybird & Mais Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Massachusetts: Agroliquid - Goodland; Air Liquide Freeport Hpu Plant; Verdant Energy Solutions -Odessa; Royal Oak Enterprises-Licking. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Diisocyanates; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Compare Key Polymer with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Sekisui Voltek LLC Lawrence · 1.3K lbs
- Vicor Corp Andover · 10.2K lbs
- Straumann Manufacturing Inc Andover · 30.1K lbs
- Jaybird & Mais Inc Lawrence · 333 lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Agroliquid - Goodland (KS) · Air Liquide Freeport Hpu Plant (TX) · Verdant Energy Solutions -Odessa (TX)
Key Polymer stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (79.3% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Agroliquid - Goodland and Air Liquide Freeport Hpu Plant.
Key Polymer vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.2K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Key Polymer: Diisocyanates-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Key Polymer reports the 2,371st-largest volume (4.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Diisocyanates alone is 83.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Agroliquid - Goodland and Air Liquide Freeport Hpu Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Key Polymer's pounds in one chemical - here Diisocyanates at 83.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Key Polymer's total reported releases rose from 545 lb in 2022 to 697 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Key Polymer's air releases rose from 235 lb in 2022 to 502 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Key Polymer's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Key Polymer's off-site transfers fell from 310 lb in 2022 to 195 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Key Polymer Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Key Polymer releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 100% (504 lbs to 0 lbs).
Key Polymer: 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 Key Polymer year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Diisocyanates.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 504 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 410 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 545 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 697 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Diisocyanates | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 697 lbs | - |
Key Polymer · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Key Polymer
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Sekisui Voltek LLC, Vicor Corp, Straumann Manufacturing Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 372 other reporting facilities in Massachusetts.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Agroliquid - Goodland, Air Liquide Freeport Hpu Plant, Verdant Energy Solutions -Odessa.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Key Polymer on cumulative reported pounds (4.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Western Marketing Inc., Ford Meter Box Co Inc, Thorworks Industries Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Western Marketing Inc. Amarillo, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 4.2K lbs reported
- Ford Meter Box Co Inc Pell City, AL · Fabricated Metals 4.2K lbs reported
- Thorworks Industries Inc Sandusky, OH · Petroleum 4.2K lbs reported
- Sanmina Plant # 2 San Jose, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 4.2K lbs reported
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 Diisocyanates, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Sekisui Voltek LLC. Key Polymer 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 Key Polymer TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Key Polymer totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lawrence, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325520 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Essex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Western Marketing Inc. (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Key Polymer stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates. 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