EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Olympic Adhesives Inc
Norwood, MA
- Total releases
- 4.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Olympic Adhesives Inc: how the 4.9K lbs splits
4.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.7K lbs 96.4%
- Air Releases 178 lbs 3.6%
Olympic Adhesives Inc's 4.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Phenol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Olympic Adhesives Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Norwood, MA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 640 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 4.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 11,489 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. Olympic Adhesives Inc is pounds #172 and chemical-count #292 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: Te Connectivity Corporation; Certainteed LLC; Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer; Sika Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Massachusetts: Agroliquid - Goodland; Verdant Energy Solutions -Odessa; Air Liquide Freeport Hpu Plant; The Gillette Co. Llc/p&g North Chicago Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phenol.
Compare Olympic Adhesives Inc with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Te Connectivity Corporation Norwood · 8.7K lbs
- Certainteed LLC Norwood · 5.6K lbs
- Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer Canton · 1.0K lbs
- Sika Corp Canton · 16.1K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Agroliquid - Goodland (KS) · Verdant Energy Solutions -Odessa (TX) · Air Liquide Freeport Hpu Plant (TX)
Olympic Adhesives Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.4% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. 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 Verdant Energy Solutions -Odessa.
Olympic Adhesives Inc 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
Olympic Adhesives Inc: Phenol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Olympic Adhesives Inc reports the 2,370th-largest volume (4.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Phenol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Agroliquid - Goodland and Verdant Energy Solutions -Odessa.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Olympic Adhesives Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Phenol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Olympic Adhesives Inc's total reported releases fell from 930 lb in 2022 to 614 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Olympic Adhesives Inc's air releases rose from 23 lb in 2022 to 56 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Olympic Adhesives Inc's off-site transfers fell from 907 lb in 2022 to 558 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Olympic Adhesives Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Olympic Adhesives Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
51% less than the comparison
75% less 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 Olympic Adhesives Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 26% (870 lbs to 640 lbs).
Olympic Adhesives Inc: 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 Olympic Adhesives Inc 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: Phenol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 870 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 878 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 950 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 930 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 614 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 640 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Phenol | 4.9K lbs | - |
Olympic Adhesives Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Olympic Adhesives Inc
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Te Connectivity Corporation, Certainteed LLC, Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer, 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, Verdant Energy Solutions -Odessa, Air Liquide Freeport Hpu Plant.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Olympic Adhesives Inc on cumulative reported pounds (4.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 1, Ford Meter Box Co Inc, Western Marketing Inc.. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 1 East Spencer, NC · Plastics and Rubber 4.2K lbs reported
- Ford Meter Box Co Inc Pell City, AL · Fabricated Metals 4.2K lbs reported
- Western Marketing Inc. Amarillo, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 4.2K lbs reported
- Sds Lumber Co Bingen, WA · Wood 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 Phenol; nearby reporters include Te Connectivity Corporation. Olympic Adhesives 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.
Use and verify this record
This Olympic Adhesives Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Phenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Olympic Adhesives Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Norwood, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325520 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Norfolk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 1 (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Olympic Adhesives Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Phenol. 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