EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber

Chroma Color Corp

Salisbury, NC · Parent: Chroma Color Corp

Total releases
437.7K lbs
Chemicals reported
8
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Chroma Color Corp: how the 437.7K lbs splits

437.7K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 437.3K lbs 99.9%
  • Air Releases 462 lbs 0.1%

Chroma Color Corp's 437.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.

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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN

Chroma Color Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Salisbury, NC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 95.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 437.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,104 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chroma Color Corp is pounds #70 and chemical-count #65 at 437.7K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 51; Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 1; Concrete Supply Co - Salisbury; Granges Americas Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside North Carolina: Lfm Giddings West; Teijin Automotive Technologies - Carey; Holcim Solutions & Products; Redneck Outdoor Products LLC. Other Chroma Color Corp sites in this extract: Chroma Color Corp; Chroma Color Corp; Chroma Color Corp (formerly Plastic Color Corp; Chroma Color Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Antimony compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).

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Chroma Color Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 437.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lfm Giddings West and Teijin Automotive Technologies - Carey.

#2,104 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 8.1% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Chroma Color Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

438K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Chroma Color Corp in the Plastics and Rubber sector extract

Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Chroma Color Corp reports the 99th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Lfm Giddings West and Teijin Automotive Technologies - Carey.

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

2022 → 2023
  • Chroma Color Corp's total reported releases fell from 161.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 95.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Chroma Color Corp's off-site transfers fell from 161.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 95.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Chroma Color Corp's air releases fell from 121 lb in 2022 to 89 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Chroma Color Corp Form-R facts

Sector
Plastics and Rubber
MID volume
437.7K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-LEAN chem count
8 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Zinc compounds

Compare this facility

See how Chroma Color Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Chroma Color Corp
437.7K lbs
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 51
41.7K lbs

10.5× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Chroma Color Corp
8
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 51
3

2.7× 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 Chroma Color Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 437.7K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 437.3K lbs (99.9%)
Air Releases 462 lbs (0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 522% (15.4K lbs to 95.7K lbs).

Chroma Color Corp: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Chroma Color Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 522% from 2019 to 2023). 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 15.4K lbs 4
2020 16.7K lbs 4
2021 148.8K lbs 5
2022 161.2K lbs 4
2023 95.7K lbs 4

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Zinc compounds 191.7K lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 86.7K lbs -
Antimony compounds 53.2K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 48.3K lbs -
Antimony And Antimony Compounds 28.8K lbs -
Lead compounds 16.6K lbs -
Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds 6.4K lbs Carcinogen
Lead And Lead Compounds 6.1K lbs -

Chroma Color Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site

Salisbury, NC
35.6809, -80.4487
County TRI context
Rowan · 23.3% of county pounds
Parent company
Chroma Color Corp

Compare beyond North Carolina

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chroma Color Corp on cumulative reported pounds (437.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Nan Ya Plastics Corp America, Lfm Giddings West, Carestream Health Inc. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Antimony compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 51. Chroma Color Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Chroma Color Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Chroma Color Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Salisbury, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 23.3% of Rowan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nan Ya Plastics Corp America (Δ 186 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Chroma Color Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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