EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Opc Polymers
Columbus, OH · Parent: Multiquimica Holdings LLC
- Total releases
- 68.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Opc Polymers: how the 68.5K lbs splits
68.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 52.3K lbs 76.4%
- Off-site Transfers 16.2K lbs 23.6%
Opc Polymers's 68.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 76.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 23.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Phthalic anhydride.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Opc Polymers is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 223 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 68.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,414 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. Opc Polymers is pounds #330 and chemical-count #81 at 68.5K 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: Ohio Anodizing Co. Inc.; Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc; Plaskolite Llc.; Mills Metal Finishing. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc- Fort Madison Plant; Kaapa Ethanol LLC; Americhem Inc Dga; Novozymes Blair Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phthalic anhydride; Xylene (mixed isomers); Styrene; Toluene.
Opc Polymers stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (76.4% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 68.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc- Fort Madison Plant and Kaapa Ethanol LLC.
Opc Polymers vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
69K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Opc Polymers in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Opc Polymers reports the 1,130th-largest volume (68.5K lbs). Scale peers outside Ohio include Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc- Fort Madison Plant and Kaapa Ethanol LLC.
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
- Opc Polymers's total reported releases fell from 393 lb in 2022 to 223 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Opc Polymers's air releases fell from 393 lb in 2022 to 223 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Opc Polymers's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Opc Polymers Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Opc Polymers releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 68.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 99% (27.1K lbs to 223 lbs).
Opc Polymers: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Opc Polymers year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% 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: Phthalic anhydride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27.1K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 31.4K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 9.4K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 393 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 223 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Phthalic anhydride | 23.1K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 22.9K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 5.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 5.6K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 5.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 3.0K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 214 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
Opc Polymers · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Opc Polymers
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Ohio Anodizing Co. Inc., Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc, Plaskolite Llc., 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. Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc- Fort Madison Plant, Kaapa Ethanol LLC, Americhem Inc Dga.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Opc Polymers on cumulative reported pounds (68.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Eog Resources Inc Lyssy Hub, Colors Inc, Graphic Packaging International LLC. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 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 Phthalic anhydride, Xylene (mixed isomers), Styrene, Toluene; nearby reporters include Ohio Anodizing Co. Inc.. Opc Polymers stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Opc Polymers TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Phthalic anhydride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Opc Polymers totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 1.8% of Franklin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Eog Resources Inc Lyssy Hub (Δ 32 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Opc Polymers stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Phthalic anhydride. 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