EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Polymeric US
North Kansas City, MO
- Total releases
- 6.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Polymeric US: how the 6.3K lbs splits
6.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 6.3K lbs 100.0%
Polymeric US's 6.3K 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: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Polymeric US is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in North Kansas City, MO, in the chemicals sector. It reported 884 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 6.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,768 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. Polymeric US is pounds #268 and chemical-count #306 at 6.3K 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: Fujifilm Manufacuring USA Inc.; Holland Nameplate Inc; Pas Technologies DBA Standardaero; Davis Paint Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Missouri: Ethos Biosciences Inc.; Postle Extrusions; Scotts Co; Caap Co Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Ethylene glycol.
Polymeric US stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ethos Biosciences Inc. and Postle Extrusions.
Polymeric US vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.3K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Polymeric US: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Polymeric US reports the 2,239th-largest volume (6.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 79.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Missouri include Ethos Biosciences Inc. and Postle Extrusions.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Polymeric US's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 79.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Polymeric US's total reported releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 884 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polymeric US's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polymeric US's air releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 884 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Polymeric US Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Polymeric US releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 10% (979 lbs to 884 lbs).
Polymeric US: 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 Polymeric US year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 979 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 884 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 5.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 1.3K lbs | - |
Polymeric US · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Polymeric US
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Fujifilm Manufacuring USA Inc., Holland Nameplate Inc, Pas Technologies DBA Standardaero, 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. Ethos Biosciences Inc., Postle Extrusions, Scotts Co.
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Polymeric US on cumulative reported pounds (6.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Metalcraft of Mayville, U.S. Cbp Brian A. Terry (naco) Border Patrol Stn #AZ0040, Carlex Glass America 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.
- Metalcraft of Mayville Mayville, WI · Fabricated Metals 6.3K lbs reported
- U.S. Cbp Brian A. Terry (naco) Border Patrol Stn #AZ0040 Bisbee, AZ · Other 6.2K lbs reported
- Carlex Glass America LLC Nashville, TN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 6.2K lbs reported
- Azz Galvanizing Services-Nashville Nashville, TN · Fabricated Metals 6.2K lbs reported
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 Certain glycol ethers, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Fujifilm Manufacuring USA Inc.. Polymeric US 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 Polymeric US TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Polymeric US totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for North Kansas City, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325910 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Clay TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Metalcraft of Mayville (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Polymeric US stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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