EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Mexichem Specialty Compounds
Leominster, MA · Parent: Mexichem Specialty Compounds Inc
- Total releases
- 4.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mexichem Specialty Compounds: how the 4.8K lbs splits
4.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.0K lbs 84.5%
- Air Releases 738 lbs 15.5%
Mexichem Specialty Compounds's 4.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 84.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Antimony compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Mexichem Specialty Compounds is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Leominster, MA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 614 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 4.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 11,514 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. Mexichem Specialty Compounds is pounds #174 and chemical-count #58 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Highline Warren LLC; S&e Specialty Polymers LLC; Jg Maclellan Concrete Co Inc; Southwin Ltd. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Massachusetts: General Coatings Manufacturing Corp; Integrated Dna Technologies; Itw Permatex Inc Solon; Montgomery Chemicals. Other Mexichem Specialty Compounds Inc sites in this extract: Mexichem Specialty Compounds. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Antimony compounds; Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
Compare Mexichem Specialty Compounds with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Highline Warren LLC Leominster · 39.9K lbs
- S&e Specialty Polymers LLC Lunenburg · 21.6K lbs
- Jg Maclellan Concrete Co Inc Lunenburg · 0 lbs
- Southwin Ltd Leominster · 6.0K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: General Coatings Manufacturing Corp (CA) · Integrated Dna Technologies (CA) · Itw Permatex Inc Solon (OH)
Mexichem Specialty Compounds stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (84.5% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. 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 General Coatings Manufacturing Corp and Integrated Dna Technologies.
Mexichem Specialty Compounds 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
Mexichem Specialty Compounds: Antimony compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Mexichem Specialty Compounds reports the 2,377th-largest volume (4.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Antimony compounds alone is 88.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include General Coatings Manufacturing Corp and Integrated Dna Technologies.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mexichem Specialty Compounds's pounds in one chemical - here Antimony compounds at 88.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mexichem Specialty Compounds's total reported releases fell from 963 lb in 2022 to 682 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mexichem Specialty Compounds's air releases fell from 145 lb in 2022 to 101 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mexichem Specialty Compounds's off-site transfers fell from 819 lb in 2022 to 580 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Form-R facts
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See how Mexichem Specialty Compounds stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
90% less than the comparison
2.5× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mexichem Specialty Compounds releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 26% (831 lbs to 614 lbs).
Mexichem Specialty Compounds: 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 Mexichem Specialty Compounds year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 26% 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 | 831 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 825 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 865 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 963 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 682 lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 614 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Antimony compounds | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 550 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 10 lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs | - |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Mexichem Specialty Compounds · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Highline Warren LLC, S&e Specialty Polymers LLC, Jg Maclellan Concrete Co Inc, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. General Coatings Manufacturing Corp, Integrated Dna Technologies, Itw Permatex Inc Solon.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mexichem Specialty Compounds on cumulative reported pounds (4.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include General Coatings Manufacturing Corp, Itw Permatex Inc Solon, Integrated Dna Technologies. 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).
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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 Antimony compounds, Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Highline Warren LLC. Mexichem Specialty Compounds 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 Mexichem Specialty Compounds TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Antimony compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mexichem Specialty Compounds totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Leominster, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325991 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Worcester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: General Coatings Manufacturing Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mexichem Specialty Compounds 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