EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant
Cleveland, OH · Parent: Polymer Additives Inc
- Total releases
- 123.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant: how the 123.4K lbs splits
123.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 122.3K lbs 99.1%
- Air Releases 1.2K lbs 0.9%
Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant's 123.4K 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cleveland, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 9.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 123.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,129 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. Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant is pounds #250 and chemical-count #574 at 123.4K 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: Polymer Additives - Cleveland Plant; Parker Rust-Proof of Cleveland; Flow Polymers LLC; Team Wendy LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC DBA Chs Inc.; Cherokee Pharmaceuticals Llc.; Air Products Baytown 3 Facility; Chs Rochelle. Other Polymer Additives Inc sites in this extract: Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant; Polymer Additives Inc DBA Valtris Specialty Chemicals; Polymer Additives - Cleveland Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.1% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 123.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC DBA Chs Inc. and Cherokee Pharmaceuticals Llc..
Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
123K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant reports the 800th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 96.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC DBA Chs Inc. and Cherokee Pharmaceuticals Llc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 96.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant's total reported releases fell from 52.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant's off-site transfers fell from 51.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant's air releases fell from 233 lb in 2022 to 104 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant Form-R facts
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50% more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 123.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 40% (6.6K lbs to 9.2K lbs).
Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant: 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 Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 40% 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 | 6.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 7.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 48.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 52.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 9.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 119.0K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 926 lbs | - |
Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Polymer Additives - Cleveland Plant, Parker Rust-Proof of Cleveland, Flow Polymers LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC DBA Chs Inc., Cherokee Pharmaceuticals Llc., Air Products Baytown 3 Facility.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant on cumulative reported pounds (123.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC DBA Chs Inc., Memry DBA Resonetics LLC, Great Lakes Metal Finishing Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC DBA Chs Inc. Annawan, IL · Chemicals 123.4K lbs reported
- Memry DBA Resonetics LLC Bethel, CT · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 123.4K lbs reported
- Great Lakes Metal Finishing Inc. Erie, PA · Fabricated Metals 123.5K lbs reported
- Cherokee Pharmaceuticals Llc. Riverside, PA · Chemicals 123.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Polymer Additives Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant, Polymer Additives Inc DBA Valtris Specialty Chemicals, Polymer Additives - Cleveland 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 Zinc compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Polymer Additives - Cleveland Plant. Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant 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 Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cleveland, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Cuyahoga TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC DBA Chs Inc. (Δ 50 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Polymer Additives-Cleveland Plant 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