EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Union Specialties Inc
Newburyport, MA
- Total releases
- 2.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Union Specialties Inc: how the 2.1K lbs splits
2.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.1K lbs 100.0%
Union Specialties Inc's 2.1K 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: Triethylamine.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Union Specialties Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Newburyport, MA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 150 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 2.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,855 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. Union Specialties Inc is pounds #200 and chemical-count #59 at 2.0K 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: Itw/foilmark Inc; Hero Coatings Inc.; Pci Synthesis; Strem Chemicals Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Massachusetts: Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc.; Ele Corp; Gsdi Specialty Dispersions Inc.; Kemper System America Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Triethylamine; Certain glycol ethers; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Hydrazine.
Union Specialties Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc. and Ele Corp.
Union Specialties Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Union Specialties Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Union Specialties Inc reports the 2,655th-largest volume (2.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc. and Ele Corp.
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
- Union Specialties Inc's total reported releases fell from 350 lb in 2022 to 120 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Union Specialties Inc's air releases fell from 350 lb in 2022 to 120 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Union Specialties Inc's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Union Specialties Inc Form-R facts
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See how Union Specialties Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
94% less than the comparison
2.5× 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 Union Specialties Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 70% (504 lbs to 150 lbs).
Union Specialties 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 Union Specialties Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 70% 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: Triethylamine.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 504 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 735 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 260 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 350 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 120 lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 150 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Triethylamine | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 440 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 426 lbs | - |
| Hydrazine | 88 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 30 lbs | - |
Union Specialties Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Union Specialties Inc
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Itw/foilmark Inc, Hero Coatings Inc., Pci Synthesis, 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. Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc., Ele Corp, Gsdi Specialty Dispersions Inc..
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Union Specialties Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Epic Metals Corp, Palmetto Plating Co Inc, Antolin Howell. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
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 Triethylamine, Certain glycol ethers, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Hydrazine; nearby reporters include Itw/foilmark Inc. Union Specialties Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Union Specialties Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Triethylamine) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Union Specialties Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Newburyport, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Essex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Epic Metals Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Union Specialties Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Triethylamine. 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