EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lubrizol Advanced Materials
Avon Lake, OH · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 37.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Lubrizol Advanced Materials: how the 37.4K lbs splits
37.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 22.8K lbs 60.8%
- Off-site Transfers 14.7K lbs 39.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Lubrizol Advanced Materials's 37.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 60.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 39.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Lubrizol Advanced Materials is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Avon Lake, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.7K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 37.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,805 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. Lubrizol Advanced Materials is pounds #441 and chemical-count #46 at 37.4K 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: Geon Performance Solutions; Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc; Western Enterprises; Watteredge LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Sashco Inc.; Dorf Ketal Energy Services LLC - Midland Site; Wm Barr & Co Inc; Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Methyl methacrylate; Ethyl acrylate; Acrylic acid.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Avon Lake, OH: 37.4K lbs across 16 chemicals (4 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 60.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sashco Inc. and Dorf Ketal Energy Services LLC - Midland Site.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
37K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lubrizol Advanced Materials in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lubrizol Advanced Materials reports the 1,433rd-largest volume (37.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Ohio include Sashco Inc. and Dorf Ketal Energy Services LLC - Midland Site.
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
- Lubrizol Advanced Materials's total reported releases fell from 10.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lubrizol Advanced Materials's off-site transfers fell from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 764 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lubrizol Advanced Materials's air releases fell from 5.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 951 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lubrizol Advanced Materials's chemicals reported fell from 14 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lubrizol Advanced Materials releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 37.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 75% (6.8K lbs to 1.7K lbs).
Lubrizol Advanced Materials: 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 Lubrizol Advanced Materials year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 75% 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: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.8K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 10.3K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 8.0K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 10.6K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 1.7K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 9.1K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 7.9K lbs | - |
| Ethyl acrylate | 7.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylic acid | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Triethylamine | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 819 lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 716 lbs | - |
| Cyanide compounds | 397 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 355 lbs | - |
| Acrylonitrile | 288 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 194 lbs | - |
| Acrylamide | 28 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 2-Methyllactonitrile | 15 lbs | - |
| Hydrazine | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Lubrizol Advanced Materials in Lorain
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lubrizol Advanced Materials
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Geon Performance Solutions, Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc, Western Enterprises, 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. Sashco Inc., Dorf Ketal Energy Services LLC - Midland Site, Wm Barr & Co Inc.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lubrizol Advanced Materials on cumulative reported pounds (37.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Matalco Bluffton LLC, Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory, Sashco Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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 N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Methyl methacrylate, Ethyl acrylate, Acrylic acid; nearby reporters include Geon Performance Solutions. Lubrizol Advanced Materials stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
Use and verify this record
This Lubrizol Advanced Materials TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Avon Lake, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.5% of Lorain TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Matalco Bluffton LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 60.8%). 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