EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Detrex
Ashtabula, OH · Parent: Detrex Corp
- Total releases
- 281.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Detrex: how the 281.4K lbs splits
281.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 269.3K lbs 95.7%
- Air Releases 12.1K lbs 4.3%
- Water Discharges 15 lbs <0.1%
Detrex's 281.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Detrex is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ashtabula, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 81.7K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 281.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,678 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Detrex is pounds #147 and chemical-count #322 at 281.4K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas; Ineos Pigments USA Inc; Koski Construction Co (0204010008); Ineos Pigments USA Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Linde Inc Texas City Smr; Modern Recreational Technologies Inc. (formerly Kop-Coat Mar; American Greenfuels LLC; Allnex USA Inc.. Other Detrex Corp sites in this extract: The Elco Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Chlorine; n-Butyl alcohol.
Detrex stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.7% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 281.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Linde Inc Texas City Smr and Modern Recreational Technologies Inc. (formerly Kop-Coat Mar.
Detrex vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
281K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Detrex: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Detrex reports the 527th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 96.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Linde Inc Texas City Smr and Modern Recreational Technologies Inc. (formerly Kop-Coat Mar.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Detrex's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 96.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Detrex's total reported releases fell from 86.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 81.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Detrex's off-site transfers fell from 84.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 79.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Detrex Form-R facts
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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 Detrex releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 281.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 182% (29.0K lbs to 81.7K lbs).
Detrex: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Detrex year-over-year reported totals (increased by 182% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 36.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 47.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 86.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 81.7K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 271.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 2.5K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 1.3K lbs | - |
Detrex · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Detrex
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas, Ineos Pigments USA Inc, Koski Construction Co (0204010008), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Linde Inc Texas City Smr, Modern Recreational Technologies Inc. (formerly Kop-Coat Mar, American Greenfuels LLC.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Detrex on cumulative reported pounds (281.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Aludyne-Columbus LLC, Ies Downstream LLC - Kapolei Terminal, Camden Plywood & Lumber. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Aludyne-Columbus LLC Columbus, GA · Primary Metals 281.3K lbs reported
- Ies Downstream LLC - Kapolei Terminal Kapolei, HI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 281.4K lbs reported
- Camden Plywood & Lumber Camden, TX · Wood Products 281.4K lbs reported
- Linde Inc Texas City Smr Texas City, TX · Chemicals 281.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Detrex Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including The Elco Corp.
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, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas. Detrex stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Detrex TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Detrex totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ashtabula, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.6% of Ashtabula TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aludyne-Columbus LLC (Δ 43 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Detrex stamps MID 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