EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Avantor Performance Materials
Phillipsburg, NJ · Parent: Avantor Performance Materials Inc
- Total releases
- 490.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Avantor Performance Materials: how the 563.1K lbs splits
563.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 427.7K lbs 76.0%
- Air Releases 87.5K lbs 15.5%
- Off-site Transfers 47.9K lbs 8.5%
Avantor Performance Materials's 563.1K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 76.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.5%. 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.
MID volume WATER pathway CARC-LEAN
Avantor Performance Materials is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Phillipsburg, NJ, in the chemicals sector. It reported 72.8K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2024, and 490.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,981 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. Avantor Performance Materials is pounds #15 and chemical-count #12 at 490.3K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: McWane Ductile-New Jersey; Dsm Nutritional Products LLC; Trident Maritime Systems-Cac LLC; Borealis Compounds Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New Jersey: Nation Ford Chemical Co; Pinnacle Polymers; Zep Commercial; Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div. Other Avantor Performance Materials Inc sites in this extract: Avantor Performance Materials; Nusil Technology (texas Division); Nusil Technology LLC; Vwr Chemicals LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Methanol; Zinc compounds.
Avantor Performance Materials stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (76.0% water discharges) across 14 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 490.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nation Ford Chemical Co and Pinnacle Polymers.
Avantor Performance Materials vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
490K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Avantor Performance Materials: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Avantor Performance Materials reports the 400th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 65.7% of the total. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Nation Ford Chemical Co and Pinnacle Polymers.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Avantor Performance Materials's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 65.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Avantor Performance Materials's total reported releases fell from 113.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Avantor Performance Materials's off-site transfers fell from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Avantor Performance Materials's water releases fell from 95.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Avantor Performance Materials's air releases fell from 16.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Avantor Performance Materials Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Avantor Performance Materials stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
88% less than the comparison
4.7× 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 Avantor Performance Materials releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 563.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 34% (109.6K lbs to 72.8K lbs).
Avantor Performance Materials: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Avantor Performance Materials year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 34% 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 | 109.6K lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 113.5K lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 103.7K lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 113.3K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 50.2K lbs | 14 |
| 2024 | 72.8K lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 369.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 68.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 27.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 22.8K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 16.3K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 12.8K lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 12.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetonitrile | 9.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 9.4K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 6.5K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 4.3K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Catechol | 191 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 66 lbs | - |
Avantor Performance Materials · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Avantor Performance Materials
Closest other reporters in New Jersey - including McWane Ductile-New Jersey, Dsm Nutritional Products LLC, Trident Maritime Systems-Cac LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 326 other reporting facilities in New Jersey.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Jersey - e.g. Nation Ford Chemical Co, Pinnacle Polymers, Zep Commercial.
Compare beyond New Jersey
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Avantor Performance Materials on cumulative reported pounds (490.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Nation Ford Chemical Co, Arconic US LLC, Mpc Plating Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Si Group Inc, Onsemi. 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.
- Nation Ford Chemical Co Fort Mill, SC · Chemicals 490.5K lbs reported
- Arconic US LLC Bettendorf, IA · Primary Metals 489.9K lbs reported
- Mpc Plating Co LLC Brooklyn, OH · Fabricated Metals 489.6K lbs reported
- Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-West Plant Corpus Christi, TX · Petroleum 489.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Avantor Performance Materials Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Avantor Performance Materials, Nusil Technology (texas Division), Nusil Technology LLC.
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), Ammonia, Methanol, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include McWane Ductile-New Jersey. Avantor Performance Materials stamps MID volume · WATER 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 Avantor Performance Materials TRI extract (MID · WATER · CARC-LEAN · 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.
Avantor Performance Materials totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Phillipsburg, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 10.3% of Warren TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nation Ford Chemical Co (Δ 155 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Avantor Performance Materials stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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