EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
United Initiators Inc
Elyria, OH · Parent: United Initiators Inc
- Total releases
- 8.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
United Initiators Inc: how the 8.6K lbs splits
8.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 8.6K lbs 100.0%
United Initiators Inc's 8.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: tert-Butyl alcohol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
United Initiators Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elyria, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 8.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,147 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. United Initiators Inc is pounds #687 and chemical-count #825 at 8.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dura-Line; Elyria Foundry Co LLC; Real Alloy Specialty Products LLC; Basf Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Polytek Development Corp; Benda-Lutz Corp; Goulston Technologies; Lubrizol. Other United Initiators Inc sites in this extract: United Initiators Inc; United Initiators. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: tert-Butyl alcohol; Benzoyl chloride.
United Initiators Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Polytek Development Corp and Benda-Lutz Corp.
United Initiators Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.6K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
United Initiators Inc: tert-Butyl alcohol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, United Initiators Inc reports the 2,122nd-largest volume (8.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: tert-Butyl alcohol alone is 90.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Polytek Development Corp and Benda-Lutz Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of United Initiators Inc's pounds in one chemical - here tert-Butyl alcohol at 90.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- United Initiators Inc's total reported releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- United Initiators Inc's air releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
United Initiators Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How United Initiators Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 582% (609 lbs to 4.2K lbs).
United Initiators Inc: 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 United Initiators Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 582% 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: tert-Butyl alcohol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 609 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 875 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 7.8K lbs | - |
| Benzoyl chloride | 818 lbs | - |
United Initiators Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to United Initiators Inc
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Dura-Line, Elyria Foundry Co LLC, Real Alloy Specialty Products 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. Polytek Development Corp, Benda-Lutz Corp, Goulston Technologies.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest United Initiators Inc on cumulative reported pounds (8.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Briggs & Stratton LLC, Troy Manufacturing Facility, Koppers Inc (susquehanna). Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Briggs & Stratton LLC Statesboro, GA · Machinery 8.6K lbs reported
- Troy Manufacturing Facility Troy, MI · Fabricated Metals 8.6K lbs reported
- Koppers Inc (susquehanna) Montgomery, PA · Wood Products 8.6K lbs reported
- Unison Engine Components Terre Haute Terre Haute, IN · Transportation Equipment 8.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other United Initiators Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including United Initiators Inc, United Initiators.
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 tert-Butyl alcohol, Benzoyl chloride; nearby reporters include Dura-Line. United Initiators Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 United Initiators Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead tert-Butyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
United Initiators Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elyria, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Lorain TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Briggs & Stratton LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
United Initiators Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead tert-Butyl alcohol. 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