EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Topcoat
Walpole, MA · Parent: Building Materials Corp of America
- Total releases
- 830 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Topcoat: how the 830 lbs splits
830 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 830 lbs 100.0%
Topcoat's 830 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Topcoat is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Walpole, MA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 57 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 830 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,116 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. Topcoat is pounds #230 and chemical-count #200 at 830 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: Tilley Distribution Inc.; Rolls-Royce N.a. Inc.; Atlantic Sintered Inc; Schneider Electric. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Massachusetts: Penray Cos Inc; Holly Oak Chemical Inc; Color Matrix Corp; Gcp Applied Technologies Inc. Other Building Materials Corp of America sites in this extract: Building Materials Manufacturing LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Compare Topcoat with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Tilley Distribution Inc. Walpole · 6.9K lbs
- Rolls-Royce N.a. Inc. Walpole · 1 lbs
- Atlantic Sintered Inc Wrentham · 402 lbs
- Schneider Electric Foxboro · 120 lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Penray Cos Inc (IL) · Holly Oak Chemical Inc (SC) · Color Matrix Corp (OH)
Topcoat stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 830 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Penray Cos Inc and Holly Oak Chemical Inc.
Topcoat vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
830 lbs 46th percentile higher than 46% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Topcoat in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Topcoat reports the 2,876th-largest volume (830 lbs). Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Penray Cos Inc and Holly Oak Chemical Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Topcoat's total reported releases fell from 773 lb in 2022 to 57 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Topcoat's air releases fell from 773 lb in 2022 to 57 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Topcoat Form-R facts
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See how Topcoat stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
88% less 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 Topcoat releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 830 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Topcoat: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Topcoat year-over-year reported totals. 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 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 773 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 57 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 830 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
Topcoat · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Topcoat
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Tilley Distribution Inc., Rolls-Royce N.a. Inc., Atlantic Sintered 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. Penray Cos Inc, Holly Oak Chemical Inc, Color Matrix Corp.
Other Building Materials Corp of America Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Building Materials Manufacturing 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, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Tilley Distribution Inc.. Topcoat stamps TRACE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Topcoat TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Topcoat totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Walpole, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325520 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Norfolk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bwise Trailers (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Topcoat stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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