EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
3M Technical Ceramics Inc.
Quapaw, OK · Parent: 3M Co
- Total releases
- 22.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
3M Technical Ceramics Inc.: how the 22.2K lbs splits
22.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 22.2K lbs 100.0%
3M Technical Ceramics Inc.'s 22.2K 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: Bromine.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
3M Technical Ceramics Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Quapaw, OK, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 22.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,007 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Oklahoma's 350 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. 3M Technical Ceramics Inc. is pounds #142 and chemical-count #221 at 22.2K lbs. International Paper Co leads reported pounds (28.8M lbs) at 21 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility leads chemical count at 51 chemicals (15.9M lbs, pounds #3). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Umicore Optical Materials USA Inc.; Tracker Marine LLC; Neofab LLC; Jacobs Manufacturing Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Oklahoma: Purolite LLC; Nice-Pak Products Inc.; Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC; Si Group Inc -North Plant. Other 3M Co sites in this extract: 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility; 3M Co - Tonawanda; 3M Co - Little Rock; 3M Co-Hutchinson. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Bromine; Boron trifluoride.
3M Technical Ceramics Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 22.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Purolite LLC and Nice-Pak Products Inc..
3M Technical Ceramics Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3M Technical Ceramics Inc.: Bromine-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, 3M Technical Ceramics Inc. reports the 1,684th-largest volume (22.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Bromine alone is 60.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Oklahoma include Purolite LLC and Nice-Pak Products Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of 3M Technical Ceramics Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Bromine at 60.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- 3M Technical Ceramics Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 5.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Technical Ceramics Inc.'s air releases fell from 5.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3M Technical Ceramics Inc. Form-R facts
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See how 3M Technical Ceramics Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 3M Technical Ceramics Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 22.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 59% (5.2K lbs to 2.1K lbs).
3M Technical Ceramics 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 3M Technical Ceramics Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 59% 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: Bromine.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 6.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 5.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Bromine | 13.5K lbs | - |
| Boron trifluoride | 8.7K lbs | - |
3M Technical Ceramics Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to 3M Technical Ceramics Inc.
Closest other reporters in Oklahoma - including Umicore Optical Materials USA Inc., Tracker Marine LLC, Neofab LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Oklahoma.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Oklahoma - e.g. Purolite LLC, Nice-Pak Products Inc., Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC.
Compare beyond Oklahoma
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3M Technical Ceramics Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (22.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant, Avonti Kitchen & Bath Inc.., Banker Steel Co LLC. 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.
- Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant Elkin, NC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 22.2K lbs reported
- Avonti Kitchen & Bath Inc.. Phoenix, AZ · Other 22.2K lbs reported
- Banker Steel Co LLC Lynchburg, VA · Fabricated Metals 22.1K lbs reported
- Etc Northeast Pipeline/galaxy Comp Sta Parker, PA · Natural Gas Processing 22.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other 3M Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility, 3M Co - Tonawanda, 3M Co - Little Rock.
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 Bromine, Boron trifluoride; nearby reporters include Umicore Optical Materials USA Inc.. 3M Technical Ceramics 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 3M Technical Ceramics Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Bromine) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3M Technical Ceramics Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Quapaw, OK, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 2.1% of Ottawa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3M Technical Ceramics Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Bromine. 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