EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Flow Polymers LLC
Cleveland, OH · Parent: Flow Polymers LLC
- Total releases
- 17.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Flow Polymers LLC: how the 17.8K lbs splits
17.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 17.6K lbs 99.1%
- Air Releases 153 lbs 0.9%
Flow Polymers LLC's 17.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.9%. 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Flow Polymers LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cleveland, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 17.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,513 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. Flow Polymers LLC is pounds #574 and chemical-count #288 at 17.8K 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: Team Wendy LLC; Basic Aluminum Castings Co; Mid-West Forge Corp; Polymer Additives - Cleveland Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Chemtrade Performance Chemicals US LLC; Accurate Dispersions; Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant North; Akdeniz Chemson Additives Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Thiram; 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole; Ethylene thiourea.
Flow Polymers LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.1% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chemtrade Performance Chemicals US LLC and Accurate Dispersions.
Flow Polymers LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
18K 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
Flow Polymers LLC: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Flow Polymers LLC reports the 1,794th-largest volume (17.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 96.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Chemtrade Performance Chemicals US LLC and Accurate Dispersions.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Flow Polymers LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 96.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Flow Polymers LLC's total reported releases fell from 9.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Flow Polymers LLC's off-site transfers fell from 9.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Flow Polymers LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Flow Polymers LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 638% (583 lbs to 4.3K lbs).
Flow Polymers LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Flow Polymers LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 638% 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 | 583 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 9.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 4.3K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 17.2K lbs | - |
| Thiram | 552 lbs | - |
| 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene thiourea | 7 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Flow Polymers LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Flow Polymers LLC
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Team Wendy LLC, Basic Aluminum Castings Co, Mid-West Forge Corp, 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. Chemtrade Performance Chemicals US LLC, Accurate Dispersions, Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant North.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Flow Polymers LLC on cumulative reported pounds (17.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Pecos Gas Processing Plant, Phillips 66 Co Oklahoma City Products Terminal, Kawneer Co Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Pecos Gas Processing Plant Pecos, TX · Natural Gas Processing 17.7K lbs reported
- Phillips 66 Co Oklahoma City Products Terminal Oklahoma City, OK · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 17.7K lbs reported
- Kawneer Co Inc. Cranberry Township, PA · Fabricated Metals 17.7K lbs reported
- Gerber Products Co Fremont, MI · Food 17.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Thiram, 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole, Ethylene thiourea; nearby reporters include Team Wendy LLC. Flow Polymers LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Flow Polymers LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Flow Polymers LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cleveland, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Cuyahoga TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pecos Gas Processing Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Flow Polymers LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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