EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
United Silicone Inc
Lancaster, NY · Parent: Illinois Tool Works Inc
- Total releases
- 2.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
United Silicone Inc: how the 3.9K lbs splits
3.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.9K lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 5 lbs 0.1%
United Silicone Inc's 3.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
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 TRACE-CARC
United Silicone Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lancaster, NY, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 1.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 2.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,414 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. United Silicone Inc is pounds #302 and chemical-count #223 at 2.5K 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: Pcb Piezotronics; United Precious Metal Refining Inc.; Vcna United Materials Lancaster Plant; Genesee Rmx (aka Lancaster). Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside New York: Press-Seal Corp; Andover Healthcare Inc.; Vspone; Fenwal International Inc. Other Illinois Tool Works Inc sites in this extract: Illinois Tool Works Coding Products Div; Itw Bedford Wire; Paslode Pontotoc; Itw Specialty Films. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Lead; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
United Silicone Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Press-Seal Corp and Andover Healthcare Inc..
United Silicone Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.5K 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
United Silicone Inc: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, United Silicone Inc reports the 152nd-largest volume (2.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Press-Seal Corp and Andover Healthcare Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of United Silicone Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- United Silicone Inc's total reported releases rose from 143 lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- United Silicone Inc's air releases rose from 143 lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
United Silicone Inc Form-R facts
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See how United Silicone Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
79% less than the comparison
3.0× 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 United Silicone Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 296% (341 lbs to 1.4K lbs).
United Silicone 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 United Silicone Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 296% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 341 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 341 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 341 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 143 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 1.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Lead | 6 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
United Silicone Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to United Silicone Inc
Closest other reporters in New York - including Pcb Piezotronics, United Precious Metal Refining Inc., Vcna United Materials Lancaster Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 580 other reporting facilities in New York.
Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Press-Seal Corp, Andover Healthcare Inc., Vspone.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest United Silicone Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Sugar Creek Packing Co, American Electro Products Inc, J.g. Boswell Co - Kern Tomato. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Illinois Tool Works Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Illinois Tool Works Coding Products Div, Itw Bedford Wire, Paslode Pontotoc.
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 Nitric acid, Lead, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Pcb Piezotronics. United Silicone Inc stamps LIGHT 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 United Silicone Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
United Silicone Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lancaster, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 339999 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.1% of Erie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sugar Creek Packing Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
United Silicone Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitric acid. 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