EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Quaker Houghton
Batavia, NY · Parent: Quaker Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 17.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Quaker Houghton: how the 19.5K lbs splits
19.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 19.4K lbs 99.8%
- Water Discharges 44 lbs 0.2%
Quaker Houghton's 19.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Quaker Houghton is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Batavia, NY, in the petroleum sector. It reported 2.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 17.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,591 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Quaker Houghton is pounds #176 and chemical-count #282 at 17.2K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: U S Chrome Corp of New York; Graham Corp; Chapin International; Apg New England. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside New York: Shell Lubricant; Daubert Chemical Co; Building Materials Manufacturing LLC; Polyglass USA Inc. Other Quaker Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Quaker Chemical Corp (2). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Diisocyanates.
Compare Quaker Houghton with
Nearest reporters in New York
- U S Chrome Corp of New York Batavia · 1.6K lbs
- Graham Corp Batavia · 351 lbs
- Chapin International Batavia · 16 lbs
- Apg New England Batavia · 0 lbs
Similar-scale Petroleum sites elsewhere: Shell Lubricant (TX) · Daubert Chemical Co (IL) · Building Materials Manufacturing LLC (IN)
Quaker Houghton stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Shell Lubricant and Daubert Chemical Co.
Quaker Houghton vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Quaker Houghton: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Quaker Houghton reports the 209th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 79.8% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Shell Lubricant and Daubert Chemical Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Quaker Houghton's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 79.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Quaker Houghton's total reported releases rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Quaker Houghton's off-site transfers rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quaker Houghton Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Quaker Houghton releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 75% (9.1K lbs to 2.3K lbs).
Quaker Houghton: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Quaker Houghton year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 75% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 2.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 15.5K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 3.9K lbs | - |
Quaker Houghton · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in New York - including U S Chrome Corp of New York, Graham Corp, Chapin International, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Shell Lubricant, Daubert Chemical Co, Building Materials Manufacturing LLC.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Quaker Houghton on cumulative reported pounds (17.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC, Tesoro Marine Terminal 2, Mpi Engineered Technologies LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC Moses Lake, WA · Chemicals 17.2K lbs reported
- Tesoro Marine Terminal 2 Long Beach, CA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 17.2K lbs reported
- Mpi Engineered Technologies LLC Deerfield, WI · Transportation Equipment 17.2K lbs reported
- Danfoss Power Solutions II LLC Newbern, TN · Plastics and Rubber 17.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Quaker Chemical Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Quaker Chemical Corp (2).
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 Zinc compounds, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include U S Chrome Corp of New York. Quaker Houghton stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.
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This Quaker Houghton TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Quaker Houghton totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Batavia, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 324191 · Petroleum. 6.3% of Genesee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Quaker Houghton stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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