EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant)
Parlin, NJ · Parent: Ashland Inc.
- Total releases
- 3.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant): how the 4.0M lbs splits
4.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.9M lbs 97.1%
- Air Releases 116.7K lbs 2.9%
Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant)'s 4.0M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Parlin, NJ, in the chemicals sector. It reported 878.0K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2024, and 3.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 613 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Jersey's 327 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) is pounds #6 and chemical-count #48 at 3.2M lbs. Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery leads reported pounds (16.1M lbs) at 39 chemicals (chemical-count #2). US Army Picatinny Arsenal leads chemical count at 42 chemicals (9.0K lbs, pounds #130). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chemours Parlin Facility; Ist (usa) Corp; Hd Microsystems LLC; Canfield Technologies LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New Jersey: St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp; Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility; Pmc Biogenix Inc; Fujifilm Manufacturing USA Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ethylene glycol; tert-Butyl alcohol; Certain glycol ethers.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.1% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.2M lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp and Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.2M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant): Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) reports the 115th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 66.4% of the total. Scale peers outside New Jersey include St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp and Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant)'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 66.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant)'s total reported releases rose from 614.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 643.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant)'s air releases fell from 19.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant)'s off-site transfers rose from 594.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 626.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 38% (637.5K lbs to 878.0K lbs).
Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant): annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
What this shows Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) year-over-year reported totals (increased by 38% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 637.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 576.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 686.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 614.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 643.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2024 | 878.0K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.7M lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 1.1M lbs | - |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 169.4K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 109.3K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylene oxide | 825 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant)
Closest other reporters in New Jersey - including Chemours Parlin Facility, Ist (usa) Corp, Hd Microsystems LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Jersey - e.g. St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp, Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility, Pmc Biogenix Inc.
Compare beyond New Jersey
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) on cumulative reported pounds (3.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp, Elemental Environmental Solutions LLC, Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp Hahnville, LA · Chemicals 3.2M lbs reported
- Elemental Environmental Solutions LLC Arkadelphia, AR · Hazardous Waste 3.2M lbs reported
- Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 3.2M lbs reported
- Explore Industries USA Inc Knoxville, TN · Plastics and Rubber 3.2M 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ethylene glycol, tert-Butyl alcohol, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Chemours Parlin Facility. Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Parlin, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 22.6% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp (Δ 1.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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