EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc.
Westfield, MA · Parent: Rpm International Inc
- Total releases
- 4.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc.: how the 4.9K lbs splits
4.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.9K lbs 100.0%
Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc.'s 4.9K 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: Certain glycol ethers.
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 AIR pathway CARC-MID
Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Westfield, MA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 662 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 4.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 11,479 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. Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. is pounds #171 and chemical-count #188 at 4.3K 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: Savage Armsinc; Westfield Electroplating Co; US Dod Usaf Barnes Ang Ma; Fountain Plating Co LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Massachusetts: Verdant Energy Solutions -Odessa; The Gillette Co. Llc/p&g North Chicago Plant; Church & Dwight Co Inc; Chattem Inc Plant 2. Other Rpm International Inc sites in this extract: Carboline Global Inc.; Tremco Cpg Manufacturing Corp. Corsicana Facility; Carboline Global Inc.; Tremco Cpg Inc Ashland Oh. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Methyl isobutyl ketone.
Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Verdant Energy Solutions -Odessa and The Gillette Co. Llc/p&g North Chicago Plant.
Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.3K 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
Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc.: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. reports the 2,369th-largest volume (4.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 70.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Verdant Energy Solutions -Odessa and The Gillette Co. Llc/p&g North Chicago Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 70.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 666 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc.'s air releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 666 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 76% (377 lbs to 662 lbs).
Rpm Wood Finishes Group 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 Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 76% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 377 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 904 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 666 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 662 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc.
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Savage Armsinc, Westfield Electroplating Co, US Dod Usaf Barnes Ang Ma, 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. Verdant Energy Solutions -Odessa, The Gillette Co. Llc/p&g North Chicago Plant, Church & Dwight Co Inc.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (4.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Kc Tank, Dadi Bathware, Freedom Munitions LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Rpm International Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Carboline Global Inc., Tremco Cpg Manufacturing Corp. Corsicana Facility, Carboline Global Inc..
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 Certain glycol ethers, Methyl isobutyl ketone; nearby reporters include Savage Armsinc. Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Westfield, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Hampden TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kc Tank (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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