EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Macdermid Inc
Ferndale, MI · Parent: Element Solutions Inc.
- Total releases
- 189.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 22
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Macdermid Inc: how the 189.8K lbs splits
189.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 188.8K lbs 99.5%
- Air Releases 1.0K lbs 0.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Macdermid Inc's 189.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel And Nickel 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Macdermid Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ferndale, MI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 32.9K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 189.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,341 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. Macdermid Inc is pounds #113 and chemical-count #19 at 189.8K 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: Gage Products Co; K C Jones Plating Co; Plant 817 - Koenig - 7 Mile; Metallurgical Processing Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Michigan: Multi-Chem Group Sonora Tx Facility; Little Sioux Corn Processors LLC; Metton America Inc; Polypeptide Laboratories Inc.. Other Element Solutions Inc. sites in this extract: Macdermid. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Nitric acid; Nickel compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Macdermid Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.5% off-site transfers) across 22 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 189.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Multi-Chem Group Sonora Tx Facility and Little Sioux Corn Processors LLC.
Macdermid Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
190K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Macdermid Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Macdermid Inc reports the 651st-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Michigan include Multi-Chem Group Sonora Tx Facility and Little Sioux Corn Processors LLC.
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
- Macdermid Inc's total reported releases fell from 39.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Macdermid Inc's air releases rose from 168 lb in 2022 to 283 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Macdermid Inc's off-site transfers fell from 39.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Macdermid Inc Form-R facts
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See how Macdermid Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.7× more than the comparison
69% 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 Macdermid Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 189.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 33% (24.7K lbs to 32.9K lbs).
Macdermid Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Macdermid Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 33% 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: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24.7K lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 32.5K lbs | 16 |
| 2021 | 60.4K lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 39.2K lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 32.9K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 63.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 23.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 23.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 20.4K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 14.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 10.8K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 10.0K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 9.4K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 8.2K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 589 lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 540 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 212 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 112 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 81 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 55 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 46 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 25 lbs | - |
| Cyanide compounds | 11 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 7 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Macdermid Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Macdermid Inc
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Gage Products Co, K C Jones Plating Co, Plant 817 - Koenig - 7 Mile, 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. Multi-Chem Group Sonora Tx Facility, Little Sioux Corn Processors LLC, Metton America Inc.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Macdermid Inc on cumulative reported pounds (189.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include Multi-Chem Group Sonora Tx Facility, Detyens Shipyard, Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC. Chemical-count peers include Seward Power Plant, Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, Envirite of Pennsylvania Inc. 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.
- Multi-Chem Group Sonora Tx Facility Sonora, TX · Chemicals 189.8K lbs reported
- Detyens Shipyard North Charleston, SC · Transportation Equipment 189.7K lbs reported
- Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC Naugatuck, CT · Fabricated Metals 190.0K lbs reported
- A O Smith Water Products Co Mc Bee, SC · Machinery 189.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Element Solutions Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Macdermid.
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 Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nitric acid, Nickel compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Gage Products Co. Macdermid Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Macdermid Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Nickel And Nickel Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Macdermid Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ferndale, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 7.0% of Oakland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Multi-Chem Group Sonora Tx Facility (Δ 48 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Macdermid Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Nickel And Nickel 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