EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Posco Inc
Wilmington, MA
- Total releases
- 1.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Posco Inc: how the 1.0K lbs splits
1.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.0K lbs 100.0%
Posco Inc's 1.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Posco Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wilmington, MA, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 1.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 13,807 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. Posco Inc is pounds #223 and chemical-count #61 at 1.0K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Benevento Sand & Stone Corp; Icp Construction; Shawsheen Rubber Co Inc; Cambridge Isotope Laboratories Inc. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Massachusetts: Coastal Chemical Co LLC; Producers Chemical Co; Jr Simplot Co Rivergate Terminal; Pvs Dx Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Certain glycol ethers.
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Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Benevento Sand & Stone Corp Wilmington · 2 lbs
- Icp Construction Andover · 19.7K lbs
- Shawsheen Rubber Co Inc Andover · 1.7K lbs
- Cambridge Isotope Laboratories Inc Andover · 3.7K lbs
Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers sites elsewhere: Coastal Chemical Co LLC (TX) · Producers Chemical Co (IL) · Jr Simplot Co Rivergate Terminal (OR)
Posco Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coastal Chemical Co LLC and Producers Chemical Co.
Posco Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.0K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Posco Inc: Methanol-led volume
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Posco Inc reports the 291st-largest volume (1.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 62.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Coastal Chemical Co LLC and Producers Chemical Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Posco Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 62.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Posco Inc Form-R facts
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25% 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 Posco Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 100% (197 lbs to 0 lbs).
Posco Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Posco Inc 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 197 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 842 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 649 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 201 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 189 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| Styrene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Posco Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Posco Inc
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Benevento Sand & Stone Corp, Icp Construction, Shawsheen Rubber Co Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Coastal Chemical Co LLC, Producers Chemical Co, Jr Simplot Co Rivergate Terminal.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Posco Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Lift Technologies Inc., Standard Materials Group Inc.-Centerton, Post Consumer Brands LLC. 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.
- Lift Technologies Inc. Westminster, SC · Machinery 1.0K lbs reported
- Standard Materials Group Inc.-Centerton Bentonville, AR · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.0K lbs reported
- Post Consumer Brands LLC Meadville, PA · Food 1.0K lbs reported
- Specification Rubber Products Inc Alabaster, AL · Plastics and Rubber 1.0K 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 Methanol, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Benevento Sand & Stone Corp. Posco Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Posco Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Posco Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wilmington, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.0% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lift Technologies Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Posco Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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