EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc
Pedricktown, NJ · Parent: Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc
- Total releases
- 88.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc: how the 106.7K lbs splits
106.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 106.4K lbs 99.7%
- Off-site Transfers 190 lbs 0.2%
- Water Discharges 112 lbs 0.1%
Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc's 106.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Vinyl chloride.
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 AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pedricktown, NJ, in the chemicals sector. It reported 17.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 88.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 4,841 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. Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc is pounds #52 and chemical-count #63 at 88.9K 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: Lubrizol Corp; Pedricktown Cogeneration Co LP; Oxy Vinyls LP; Quikrete Pedricktown. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New Jersey: Capital Resin Corp; Bakelite Chemicals LLC; Crc Industries Inc; Absolute Energy LLC. Other Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc sites in this extract: Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc; Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Vinyl chloride; Methyl acrylate; Ethyl acrylate; Methyl methacrylate.
Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 88.9K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Capital Resin Corp and Bakelite Chemicals LLC.
Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
89K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc: Vinyl chloride-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc reports the 974th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Vinyl chloride alone is 99.0% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up more than 99.9% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Capital Resin Corp and Bakelite Chemicals LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Vinyl chloride at 99.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc's total reported releases rose from 18.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc's air releases rose from 18.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc Form-R facts
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See how Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
6.0× more than the comparison
44% less 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 Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 106.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 7% (16.6K lbs to 17.8K lbs).
Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 7% 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: Vinyl chloride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 14.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 20.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 18.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 18.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2024 | 17.8K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Vinyl chloride | 105.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl acrylate | 978 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethyl acrylate | 70 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 70 lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc
Closest other reporters in New Jersey - including Lubrizol Corp, Pedricktown Cogeneration Co LP, Oxy Vinyls LP, 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. Capital Resin Corp, Bakelite Chemicals LLC, Crc Industries Inc.
Compare beyond New Jersey
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc on cumulative reported pounds (88.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Kennametal Inc (refinery), Jupiter Marine International Inc., Capital Resin Corp. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Kennametal Inc (refinery) Fallon, NV · Primary Metals 88.9K lbs reported
- Jupiter Marine International Inc. Palmetto, FL · Transportation Equipment 88.7K lbs reported
- Capital Resin Corp Columbus, OH · Chemicals 89.0K lbs reported
- Trico Products Corp Brownsville, TX · Transportation Equipment 88.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc, Mexichem Specialty Resins 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 Vinyl chloride, Methyl acrylate, Ethyl acrylate, Methyl methacrylate; nearby reporters include Lubrizol Corp. Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Vinyl chloride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pedricktown, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 3.0% of Salem TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kennametal Inc (refinery) (Δ 17 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Vinyl chloride. 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