EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Synthomer Inc.
Fitchburg, MA · Parent: Yule Catto Inc
- Total releases
- 3.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Synthomer Inc.: how the 3.3K lbs splits
3.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.4K lbs 71.5%
- Air Releases 932 lbs 28.3%
- Water Discharges 5 lbs 0.2%
Synthomer Inc.'s 3.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 71.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 28.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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
Synthomer Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fitchburg, MA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 124 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 3.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,017 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. Synthomer Inc. is pounds #184 and chemical-count #24 at 3.2K 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: Newark America; Advance Coatings Co; Select Engineering Inc; US Pack Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Massachusetts: National Resilience Inc.; International Paint LLC; Loveland Products Inc-Billings (formerly Transbas); Kik (houston) Inc. Other Yule Catto Inc sites in this extract: Synthomer Inc-Mogadore Plant; Synthomer Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Ethyl acrylate; Butyl acrylate; Styrene.
Synthomer Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (71.5% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include National Resilience Inc. and International Paint LLC.
Synthomer Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.2K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Synthomer Inc.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Synthomer Inc. reports the 2,488th-largest volume (3.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 71.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include National Resilience Inc. and International Paint LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Synthomer Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 71.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Synthomer Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Synthomer Inc.'s air releases fell from 146 lb in 2022 to 133 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Synthomer Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Synthomer Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
31% less than the comparison
4.0× 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 Synthomer Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 88% (1.0K lbs to 124 lbs).
Synthomer Inc.: 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 Synthomer Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 88% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.0K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 587 lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 642 lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 469 lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 463 lbs | 7 |
| 2024 | 124 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Ethyl acrylate | 254 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Butyl acrylate | 233 lbs | - |
| Styrene | 219 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 190 lbs | - |
| Acrylonitrile | 32 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylic acid | 4 lbs | - |
| N-Methylolacrylamide | 0 lbs | - |
Synthomer Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Synthomer Inc.
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Newark America, Advance Coatings Co, Select Engineering Inc, 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. National Resilience Inc., International Paint LLC, Loveland Products Inc-Billings (formerly Transbas).
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Synthomer Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (3.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Danisco USA, National Resilience Inc., International Paint LLC. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. 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 Yule Catto Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Synthomer Inc-Mogadore Plant, Synthomer 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 Zinc compounds, Ethyl acrylate, Butyl acrylate, Styrene; nearby reporters include Newark America. Synthomer Inc. 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 Synthomer Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Synthomer Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fitchburg, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Worcester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Danisco USA (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Synthomer Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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