EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Polymerics Inc
Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Parent: Polymerics Inc
- Total releases
- 28.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Polymerics Inc: how the 28.6K lbs splits
28.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 28.5K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 75 lbs 0.3%
Polymerics Inc's 28.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate.
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 CARC-MID
Polymerics Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 3.9K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 28.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,424 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. Polymerics Inc is pounds #489 and chemical-count #232 at 28.6K 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: Falls Stamping & Welding; Kyocera Sgs Precision Tools Inc.; Gojo Industries Inc; Hallstar Co Stow. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Ohio: Spartech LLC; Maverick Maintenance & Supply LLC; Fiberglass Specialties Inc; Vibracoustic Na LP. Other Polymerics Inc sites in this extract: Polymerics Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; Zinc compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Antimony compounds.
Polymerics Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 28.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Spartech LLC and Maverick Maintenance & Supply LLC.
Polymerics Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
29K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Polymerics Inc in the Plastics and Rubber sector extract
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Polymerics Inc reports the 607th-largest volume (28.6K lbs). Scale peers outside Ohio include Spartech LLC and Maverick Maintenance & Supply 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
- Polymerics Inc's total reported releases fell from 5.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polymerics Inc's off-site transfers fell from 5.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Polymerics Inc Form-R facts
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See how Polymerics Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
285.7× more than the comparison
40% more than the comparison
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 Polymerics Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 28.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 55% (8.7K lbs to 3.9K lbs).
Polymerics Inc: 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 Polymerics Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 55% 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: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 5.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 5.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 5.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 3.9K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 10.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 10.0K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 623 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 418 lbs | - |
Polymerics Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Polymerics Inc
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Falls Stamping & Welding, Kyocera Sgs Precision Tools Inc., Gojo Industries Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Spartech LLC, Maverick Maintenance & Supply LLC, Fiberglass Specialties Inc.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Polymerics Inc on cumulative reported pounds (28.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Ccl Container Aerosol Div, Quad/graphics Inc., Spartech LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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 Polymerics Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Polymerics Inc.
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 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Zinc compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Antimony compounds; nearby reporters include Falls Stamping & Welding. Polymerics Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Polymerics Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Polymerics Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cuyahoga Falls, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326299 · Plastics and Rubber. 2.2% of Summit TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ccl Container Aerosol Div (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Polymerics Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. 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