EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc.
Leominster, MA · Parent: Teknor Apex Co
- Total releases
- 27.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc.: how the 29.6K lbs splits
29.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 29.3K lbs 98.9%
- Air Releases 260 lbs 0.9%
- Water Discharges 78 lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc.'s 29.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Leominster, MA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 1.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 27.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,497 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. Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. is pounds #95 and chemical-count #268 at 27.7K 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: US Pack Inc; Chroma Color Corp; Southwin Ltd; International Rectifier Hirel Products Inc.. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Massachusetts: Orenco Systems Inc - North Bank Facility; Duraco Specialty Tapes; Plastic Composites Co; Carfair Composites USA Inc - Gillett. Other Teknor Apex Co sites in this extract: Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co); Teknor Color Co; Teknor Apex Co; Teknor Color Company/teknor Pe Rformance Elastomers. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Compare Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- US Pack Inc Leominster · 436 lbs
- Chroma Color Corp Leominster · 37.2K lbs
- Southwin Ltd Leominster · 6.0K lbs
- International Rectifier Hirel Products Inc. Leominster · 2 lbs
Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber sites elsewhere: Orenco Systems Inc - North Bank Facility (OR) · Duraco Specialty Tapes (IL) · Plastic Composites Co (IN)
Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.9% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 27.7K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Orenco Systems Inc - North Bank Facility and Duraco Specialty Tapes.
Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. reports the 615th-largest volume (27.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Orenco Systems Inc - North Bank Facility and Duraco Specialty Tapes.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc.'s water releases fell from 16 lb in 2022 to 4 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc.'s air releases rose from 58 lb in 2022 to 69 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
63.6× more than the comparison
75% less 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 Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 29.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 76% (8.0K lbs to 1.9K lbs).
Teknor Apex Elastomers 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 Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 7.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 8.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 29.6K lbs | - |
Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including US Pack Inc, Chroma Color Corp, Southwin Ltd, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Orenco Systems Inc - North Bank Facility, Duraco Specialty Tapes, Plastic Composites Co.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (27.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Air Liquide Large Industries US LP Port Neches, Honeywell International Inc, Thompsonville Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Air Liquide Large Industries US LP Port Neches Port Neches, TX · Chemicals 27.7K lbs reported
- Honeywell International Inc Metropolis, IL · Chemicals 27.7K lbs reported
- Thompsonville Gas Plant Mirando City, TX · Natural Gas Processing 27.7K lbs reported
- Sherwin-Williams Co Wheeling, IL · Chemicals 27.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Teknor Apex Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co), Teknor Color Co, Teknor Apex Co.
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; nearby reporters include US Pack Inc. Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Leominster, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326299 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.9% of Worcester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Air Liquide Large Industries US LP Port Neches (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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