EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Houghton Chemical Corp
Carlstadt, NJ · Parent: Houghton Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 2.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Houghton Chemical Corp: how the 5.7K lbs splits
5.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.0K lbs 52.2%
- Off-site Transfers 2.7K lbs 47.8%
Houghton Chemical Corp's 5.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 52.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 47.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Houghton Chemical Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carlstadt, NJ, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 3.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 2.3K lbs in total across its 2023-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,571 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. Houghton Chemical Corp is pounds #181 and chemical-count #130 at 2.3K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pan Technology; Woodbridge Inoac Technical Products; Fxi Inc; Scientific Design Co Inc. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside New Jersey: Championx-Dilley 0508; Haviland Consumer Products Inc.; Brenntag Mid-South Inc.; Gcp Applied Technologies Inc. Other Houghton Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Houghton Chemical Corp; Houghton Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Methanol; Toluene.
Houghton Chemical Corp is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Carlstadt, NJ: 2.3K lbs across 3 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 52.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Championx-Dilley 0508 and Haviland Consumer Products Inc..
Houghton Chemical Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.3K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Houghton Chemical Corp: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Houghton Chemical Corp reports the 253rd-largest volume (2.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 67.6% of the total. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Championx-Dilley 0508 and Haviland Consumer Products Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Houghton Chemical Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 67.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Houghton Chemical Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Houghton Chemical Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2023 to 2024, total releases increased by 49% (2.3K lbs to 3.4K lbs).
Houghton Chemical Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2023–2024
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Houghton Chemical Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 49% from 2023 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 3.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2023–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 276 lbs | - |
Houghton Chemical Corp in Bergen
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Closest other reporters in New Jersey - including Pan Technology, Woodbridge Inoac Technical Products, Fxi Inc, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Houghton Chemical Corp on cumulative reported pounds (2.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Liquidpower Specialty Products Inc., Mech-Tronics, Nestle Purina Petcare Co Davenport Factory. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- Liquidpower Specialty Products Inc. Chickasha, OK · Chemicals 2.3K lbs reported
- Mech-Tronics Melrose Park, IL · Fabricated Metals 2.3K lbs reported
- Nestle Purina Petcare Co Davenport Factory Davenport, IA · Food 2.3K lbs reported
- John Deere Kernersville LLC Kernersville, NC · Machinery 2.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Houghton Chemical Corp Facilities
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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 Ethylene glycol, Methanol, Toluene; nearby reporters include Pan Technology. Houghton Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Houghton Chemical Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Houghton Chemical Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carlstadt, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2023–2024 (2 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.2% of Bergen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Liquidpower Specialty Products Inc. (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Houghton Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 52.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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