EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant
Bridgeport, NJ · Parent: Polymer Additives Inc
- Total releases
- 223.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant: how the 268.3K lbs splits
268.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 218.9K lbs 81.6%
- Off-site Transfers 48.1K lbs 17.9%
- Water Discharges 1.3K lbs 0.5%
Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant's 268.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 81.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 17.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bridgeport, NJ, in the chemicals sector. It reported 44.5K lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2024, and 223.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,050 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. Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant is pounds #25 and chemical-count #14 at 223.8K 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: Logan Generating Co LP; Custom Building Products; Oxy Vinyls LP; Ethos Biosciences Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New Jersey: Entegris Inc; Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics); Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant; Starpet Inc. Other Polymer Additives Inc sites in this extract: Polymer Additives Inc DBA Valtris Specialty Chemicals; Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant; Polymer Additives - Cleveland Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Chloroethane; Phenol; n-Butyl alcohol.
Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (81.6% air releases) across 13 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 223.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Entegris Inc and Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics).
Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
224K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant reports the 598th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Entegris Inc and Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics).
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant's total reported releases fell from 66.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant's off-site transfers fell from 28.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 117 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant's air releases fell from 38.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant's water releases rose from 165 lb in 2022 to 184 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 268.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 1% (44.8K lbs to 44.5K lbs).
Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 1% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 44.8K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 39.0K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 40.8K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 66.6K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 32.7K lbs | 13 |
| 2024 | 44.5K lbs | 13 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 72.2K lbs | - |
| Chloroethane | 70.1K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 49.8K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 21.7K lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 19.4K lbs | - |
| Triethylamine | 16.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 7.0K lbs | - |
| Benzyl chloride | 6.1K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Benzal chloride | 887 lbs | - |
| Propylene oxide | 238 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 146 lbs | - |
Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant
Closest other reporters in New Jersey - including Logan Generating Co LP, Custom Building Products, Oxy Vinyls LP, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Jersey - e.g. Entegris Inc, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics), Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant.
Compare beyond New Jersey
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant on cumulative reported pounds (223.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Titan Wheel Corp of Illinois, Prairie Farms Dairy Inc, Entegris Inc. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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.
- Titan Wheel Corp of Illinois Quincy, IL · Fabricated Metals 223.8K lbs reported
- Prairie Farms Dairy Inc Granite City, IL · Food 223.9K lbs reported
- Entegris Inc Burnet, TX · Chemicals 224.0K lbs reported
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) Radford, VA · Chemicals 224.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
Other Polymer Additives Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Polymer Additives Inc DBA Valtris Specialty Chemicals, Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant, Polymer Additives - Cleveland Plant.
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 Toluene, Chloroethane, Phenol, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Logan Generating Co LP. Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bridgeport, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 4.9% of Gloucester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Titan Wheel Corp of Illinois (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Toluene. 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