EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant
Midland, MI · Parent: Cabot Corp
- Total releases
- 44.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant: how the 44.3K lbs splits
44.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 44.3K lbs 100.0%
Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant's 44.3K 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Midland, MI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 6.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 44.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,396 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant is pounds #236 and chemical-count #456 at 44.3K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US LLC; Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1 LLC Midland; Sk Saran Americas LLC; Corteva Agriscience LLC - Midland. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Michigan: Hammond Group Inc- Expanders 3100; Basf Corp Mauldin Plant; Sherwin-Williams Co; Resinall Corp. Other Cabot Corp sites in this extract: Cabot Corp Canal Plant; Cabot Corp Ville Platte Plant; Cabot Corp Pampa Plant; Cabot Corp Pampa Development & Manufacturing Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Chlorine.
Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 44.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hammond Group Inc- Expanders 3100 and Basf Corp Mauldin Plant.
Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
44K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant reports the 1,347th-largest volume (44.3K 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 98.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Hammond Group Inc- Expanders 3100 and Basf Corp Mauldin Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 98.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant's total reported releases fell from 11.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant's air releases fell from 11.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant Form-R facts
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See how Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 44.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 41% (10.5K lbs to 6.2K lbs).
Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 41% from 2019 to 2023). 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 | 10.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 10.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 6.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 11.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 6.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 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) | 43.6K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 616 lbs | - |
Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US LLC, Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1 LLC Midland, Sk Saran Americas LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 790 other reporting facilities in Michigan.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Hammond Group Inc- Expanders 3100, Basf Corp Mauldin Plant, Sherwin-Williams Co.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant on cumulative reported pounds (44.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Hardy Technologies LLC, Style Crest Enterprises Inc, Alloy Piping Products LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Hardy Technologies LLC Lumberton, MS · Wood Products 44.2K lbs reported
- Style Crest Enterprises Inc Fremont, OH · Plastics and Rubber 44.3K lbs reported
- Alloy Piping Products LLC Shreveport, LA · Fabricated Metals 44.3K lbs reported
- Hammond Group Inc- Expanders 3100 Hammond, IN · Chemicals 44.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Cabot Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cabot Corp Canal Plant, Cabot Corp Ville Platte Plant, Cabot Corp Pampa Plant.
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), Chlorine; nearby reporters include Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US LLC. Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant 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.
Use and verify this record
This Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant 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.
Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Midland, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 1.1% of Midland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hardy Technologies LLC (Δ 16 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant 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