EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics
Worcester, MA · Parent: Saint-Gobain Corp
- Total releases
- 9.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics: how the 16.4K lbs splits
16.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 14.2K lbs 86.5%
- Air Releases 2.2K lbs 13.5%
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics's 16.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 86.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 13.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Worcester, MA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 7.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 9.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,029 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. Saint Gobain Performance Plastics is pounds #135 and chemical-count #117 at 9.0K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Metso Automation USA Inc; Independent Plating Co.; Komtek Forge LLC; Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Massachusetts: Vibracoustic North America LP; Hexpol - Tallapoosa; Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi LLC; Inliner Solutions LLC. Other Saint-Gobain Corp sites in this extract: Certainteed LLC; Corhart Refractories; Certainteed LLC; Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Methyl isobutyl ketone; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Compare Saint Gobain Performance Plastics with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Metso Automation USA Inc Shrewsbury · 34 lbs
- Independent Plating Co. Worcester · 14.1K lbs
- Komtek Forge LLC Worcester · 171 lbs
- Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Worcester · 75.9K lbs
Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber sites elsewhere: Vibracoustic North America LP (IN) · Hexpol - Tallapoosa (GA) · Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi LLC (MS)
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (86.5% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vibracoustic North America LP and Hexpol - Tallapoosa.
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.0K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics: Toluene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Saint Gobain Performance Plastics reports the 809th-largest volume (9.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 63.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Vibracoustic North America LP and Hexpol - Tallapoosa.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Saint Gobain Performance Plastics's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 63.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Saint Gobain Performance Plastics's total reported releases rose from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saint Gobain Performance Plastics's air releases rose from 37 lb in 2022 to 961 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saint Gobain Performance Plastics's off-site transfers rose from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics Form-R facts
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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 Saint Gobain Performance Plastics releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 11155% (65 lbs to 7.3K lbs).
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics: 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 Saint Gobain Performance Plastics year-over-year reported totals (increased by 11155% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 65 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 41 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 356 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 3.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 5.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 7.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 10.4K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 3.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.9K lbs | - |
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Saint Gobain Performance Plastics
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Metso Automation USA Inc, Independent Plating Co., Komtek Forge LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 372 other reporting facilities in Massachusetts.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Vibracoustic North America LP, Hexpol - Tallapoosa, Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi LLC.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Saint Gobain Performance Plastics on cumulative reported pounds (9.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Northrup Farmington, Point of the Mountain Facilities, Santolubes Manufacturing LLC. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Northrup Farmington Farmington, NY · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 9.0K lbs reported
- Point of the Mountain Facilities Lehi, UT · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 9.0K lbs reported
- Santolubes Manufacturing LLC Spartanburg, SC · Chemicals 9.0K lbs reported
- Grooms Aluminum Recycling Ashville, AL · Primary Metals 9.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Saint-Gobain Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Certainteed LLC, Corhart Refractories, Certainteed LLC.
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 Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Metso Automation USA Inc. Saint Gobain Performance Plastics stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Saint Gobain Performance Plastics TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Worcester, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326112 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.6% of Worcester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Northrup Farmington (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene. 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