EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Elementis Specialties Inc.
Saint Louis, MO · Parent: Elementis
- Total releases
- 50.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Elementis Specialties Inc.: how the 50.4K lbs splits
50.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 44.8K lbs 88.8%
- Air Releases 5.6K lbs 11.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Elementis Specialties Inc.'s 50.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 88.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Elementis Specialties Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Louis, MO, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.0K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 50.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,116 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Elementis Specialties Inc. is pounds #152 and chemical-count #157 at 50.4K lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mid-West Industrial Chemical Co; Paulo - St. Louis; Midland Optical; Kop-Coat Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Missouri: Cytec Engineered Inc; Gemini Coatings Inc; Liochem Inc; Bostik Inc.. Other Elementis sites in this extract: Elementis Speciaties Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Xylene (mixed isomers); Cyclohexanol; Ethylbenzene.
Elementis Specialties Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (88.8% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 50.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cytec Engineered Inc and Gemini Coatings Inc.
Elementis Specialties Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
50K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Elementis Specialties Inc.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Elementis Specialties Inc. reports the 1,287th-largest volume (50.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 83.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Missouri include Cytec Engineered Inc and Gemini Coatings Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Elementis Specialties Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 83.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Elementis Specialties Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Elementis Specialties Inc.'s air releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Elementis Specialties Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Elementis Specialties Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 50.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 51% (2.1K lbs to 1.0K lbs).
Elementis Specialties Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Elementis Specialties Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 51% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 43.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.0K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 41.9K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 4.1K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexanol | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Elementis Specialties Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Elementis Specialties Inc.
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Mid-West Industrial Chemical Co, Paulo - St. Louis, Midland Optical, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 490 other reporting facilities in Missouri.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Cytec Engineered Inc, Gemini Coatings Inc, Liochem Inc.
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Elementis Specialties Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (50.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Bay View Industries, Citgo Petroleum Corp, Cytec Engineered Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Elementis Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Elementis Speciaties Inc.
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, Xylene (mixed isomers), Cyclohexanol, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Mid-West Industrial Chemical Co. Elementis Specialties Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Elementis Specialties Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Elementis Specialties Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Louis, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.8% of St Louis (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bay View Industries (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Elementis Specialties Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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