EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Specialty Materials Inc.
Lowell, MA
- Total releases
- 3.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Specialty Materials Inc.: how the 4.2K lbs splits
4.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.2K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 0 lbs <0.1%
Specialty Materials Inc.'s 4.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Specialty Materials Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lowell, MA, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 639 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 3.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 11,821 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. Specialty Materials Inc. is pounds #181 and chemical-count #126 at 3.5K 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: Ideal Tape Co; Macom Technology Solutions Inc; Avcarb Material Solutions; 3M Co Chelmsford. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Massachusetts: Nautique Boat Co Inc.; Euclid Manufacturing Co. Inc.; Thor Motor Coach Inc; Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing - Mount Pleasant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Mercury; Boron trichloride.
Specialty Materials Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nautique Boat Co Inc. and Euclid Manufacturing Co. Inc..
Specialty Materials Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.5K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Specialty Materials Inc.: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Specialty Materials Inc. reports the 735th-largest volume (3.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Nautique Boat Co Inc. and Euclid Manufacturing Co. Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Specialty Materials Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Specialty Materials Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 858 lb in 2022 to 622 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Specialty Materials Inc.'s air releases fell from 858 lb in 2022 to 622 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Specialty Materials Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Specialty Materials Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 12% (724 lbs to 639 lbs).
Specialty Materials 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 Specialty Materials Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 724 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 585 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 734 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 858 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 622 lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 639 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Mercury | 0 lbs | - |
| Boron trichloride | 0 lbs | - |
Specialty Materials Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Specialty Materials Inc.
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Ideal Tape Co, Macom Technology Solutions Inc, Avcarb Material Solutions, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 372 other reporting facilities in Massachusetts.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Nautique Boat Co Inc., Euclid Manufacturing Co. Inc., Thor Motor Coach Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Specialty Materials Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (3.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC, Tom's of Maine Inc, Cardinal Fg. 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.
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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Mercury, Boron trichloride; nearby reporters include Ideal Tape Co. Specialty Materials 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 Specialty Materials Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Specialty Materials Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lowell, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 336413 · Transportation Equipment. 0.1% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Specialty Materials Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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