EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Mexichem Specialty Compounds
Pineville, NC · Parent: Mexichem Specialty Compounds Inc
- Total releases
- 492 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mexichem Specialty Compounds: how the 492 lbs splits
492 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 473 lbs 96.2%
- Air Releases 19 lbs 3.8%
Mexichem Specialty Compounds's 492 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Mexichem Specialty Compounds is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pineville, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 59 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 492 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,843 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. Mexichem Specialty Compounds is pounds #470 and chemical-count #154 at 492 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: Rutland Plastic Technologies Inc; Bluedot-Readi-Mix-Pineville (plant #108); Snyder's-Lance Inc.; Colonial Chemical Solutions Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: Church & Dwight Co. Inc.; Continental Carbonic Products Inc.; Chroma Color Corp; K.a. Steel Chemicals Inc. D/b/a Olin Chlor Alkali Products &. Other Mexichem Specialty Compounds Inc sites in this extract: Mexichem Specialty Compounds. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; Lead And Lead Compounds; Antimony compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
Mexichem Specialty Compounds stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.2% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 492 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Church & Dwight Co. Inc. and Continental Carbonic Products Inc..
Mexichem Specialty Compounds vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
492 lbs 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mexichem Specialty Compounds in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Mexichem Specialty Compounds reports the 2,968th-largest volume (492 lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include Church & Dwight Co. Inc. and Continental Carbonic Products Inc..
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
- Mexichem Specialty Compounds's total reported releases fell from 71 lb in 2022 to 59 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mexichem Specialty Compounds's off-site transfers fell from 68 lb in 2022 to 57 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Form-R facts
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24591.2× more than the comparison
25% 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 Mexichem Specialty Compounds releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 492 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 347% (13 lbs to 59 lbs).
Mexichem Specialty Compounds: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mexichem Specialty Compounds year-over-year reported totals (increased by 347% 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: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 343 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 71 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 59 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 491 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1 lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Mexichem Specialty Compounds · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mexichem Specialty Compounds
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Rutland Plastic Technologies Inc, Bluedot-Readi-Mix-Pineville (plant #108), Snyder's-Lance Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Church & Dwight Co. Inc., Continental Carbonic Products Inc., Chroma Color Corp.
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Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mexichem Specialty Compounds.
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 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Lead And Lead Compounds, Antimony compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Rutland Plastic Technologies Inc. Mexichem Specialty Compounds stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Mexichem Specialty Compounds TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mexichem Specialty Compounds totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pineville, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325991 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Mecklenburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Colonial Chemical Solutions Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mexichem Specialty Compounds stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. 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