EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Commercial Merchandising Corp
Charlotte, NC
- Total releases
- 16.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Commercial Merchandising Corp: how the 16.5K lbs splits
16.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 11.2K lbs 68.0%
- Off-site Transfers 5.3K lbs 32.0%
Commercial Merchandising Corp's 16.5K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 68.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 32.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Commercial Merchandising Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Charlotte, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 16.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,686 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. Commercial Merchandising Corp is pounds #279 and chemical-count #199 at 16.5K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Quantum Coatings Inc; Qg Printing II Corp; Pavestone - Charlotte Nc Plant; Colonial Chemical Solutions Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: Morgan Fuel LLC; Colorbiotics LLC; Shpp US LLC; Mallinckrodt. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Ethylene glycol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
Commercial Merchandising Corp is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Charlotte, NC: 16.5K lbs across 4 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 68.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Morgan Fuel LLC and Colorbiotics LLC.
Commercial Merchandising Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
16K 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
Commercial Merchandising Corp: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Commercial Merchandising Corp reports the 1,828th-largest volume (16.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 65.7% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Morgan Fuel LLC and Colorbiotics LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Commercial Merchandising Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 65.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Commercial Merchandising Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Commercial Merchandising Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 41% (4.7K lbs to 2.8K lbs).
Commercial Merchandising Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Commercial Merchandising Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 41% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 3.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 2.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 2.8K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 10.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.3K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 649 lbs | - |
Commercial Merchandising Corp in Mecklenburg
Nearest TRI Facilities to Commercial Merchandising Corp
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Quantum Coatings Inc, Qg Printing II Corp, Pavestone - Charlotte Nc Plant, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Commercial Merchandising Corp on cumulative reported pounds (16.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC, Stylmark Inc, Kaiser Aluminum Washington LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Certain glycol ethers, Ethylene glycol, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; nearby reporters include Quantum Coatings Inc. Commercial Merchandising Corp stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Commercial Merchandising Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Commercial Merchandising Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Charlotte, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Mecklenburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Commercial Merchandising Corp stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 68.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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