EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Solutia Inc
Springfield, MA · Parent: Eastman Chemical Co
- Total releases
- 2.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Solutia Inc: how the 3.1M lbs splits
3.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.8M lbs 90.6%
- Air Releases 287.7K lbs 9.4%
Solutia Inc's 3.1M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Solutia Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Springfield, MA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 573.4K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2024, and 2.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 740 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. 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: Prefere Melamines LLC; Cs-Ma LLC DBA Construction Service; James Austin Co; Astro Chemicals Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Massachusetts: Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 73; Honeywell Safety Products; Carfair Composites USA Inc - Anniston; Maax US Corp.. Other Eastman Chemical Co sites in this extract: Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations; Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations; Taminco US LLC; Eastman Performance Films LLC - Plant II. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Butyraldehyde; Formaldehyde; Methanol.
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
Massachusetts TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=373)
- Astro Chemicals Inc
- Solutia Inc
What this shows Astro Chemicals Inc leads Massachusetts chemical count. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #10. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
Solutia Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.6% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.5M lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 73 and Honeywell Safety Products.
Solutia Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.5M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Solutia Inc inside Hampden's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Solutia Inc reports the 7th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 46.2% of every pound reported in Hampden. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 75.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 73 and Honeywell Safety Products.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hampden's reported pounds (5.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Solutia Inc's total reported releases fell from 519.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 495.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solutia Inc's air releases fell from 54.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solutia Inc's off-site transfers fell from 465.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 453.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Solutia Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Solutia Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 4% (549.5K lbs to 573.4K lbs).
Solutia Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
- 2024
What this shows Solutia Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 549.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 379.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 552.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 519.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 495.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2024 | 573.4K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.3M lbs | - |
| Butyraldehyde | 449.1K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 115.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 112.7K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 83.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 4.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 111 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 35 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 30 lbs | - |
Solutia Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Solutia Inc
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Prefere Melamines LLC, Cs-Ma LLC DBA Construction Service, James Austin Co, 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. Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 73, Honeywell Safety Products, Carfair Composites USA Inc - Anniston.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Solutia Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Motiva-Port Arthur Refinery, Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene Jv LLC, Ervin Industries Inc. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Elektrisola 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Elektrisola Inc. Boscawen, NH · Primary Metals 9 chemicals
- Global Cos Llc-South Portland Terminal South Portland, ME · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Eastman Chemical Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations, Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations, Taminco US 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Butyraldehyde, Formaldehyde, Methanol; nearby reporters include Prefere Melamines LLC. Solutia Inc stamps HEAVY 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 Solutia Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Solutia Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Springfield, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 46.2% of Hampden TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Motiva-Port Arthur Refinery (Δ 496 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Solutia Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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