EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Arkema West Chester Plant
West Chester, PA · Parent: Arkema Delaware Inc
- Total releases
- 69.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Arkema West Chester Plant: how the 82.8K lbs splits
82.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 42.3K lbs 51.0%
- Off-site Transfers 40.5K lbs 49.0%
Arkema West Chester Plant's 82.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 51.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 49.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Arkema West Chester Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in West Chester, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 13.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 69.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,382 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Arkema West Chester Plant is pounds #214 and chemical-count #190 at 69.5K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Metallurgical Products Co; Tin Technology & Refining; Zeks Compressed Air Solutions; Lenape Forged Products Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Airgas Carbonic; Cmp Coatings Inc.; Redfield Energy LLC; Sts Refill Technology LLC DBA Sts Inks. Other Arkema Delaware Inc sites in this extract: Arkema Inc; Arkema Inc; Bostik Inc; Bostik Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Certain glycol ethers; Acrylic acid; Hydroquinone.
Arkema West Chester Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in West Chester, PA: 69.5K lbs across 6 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 51.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Airgas Carbonic and Cmp Coatings Inc..
Arkema West Chester Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
70K 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
Arkema West Chester Plant: Toluene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Arkema West Chester Plant reports the 1,118th-largest volume (69.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 79.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Airgas Carbonic and Cmp Coatings Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Arkema West Chester Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 79.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Arkema West Chester Plant's total reported releases fell from 17.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Arkema West Chester Plant's off-site transfers fell from 11.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Arkema West Chester Plant's air releases fell from 6.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Arkema West Chester Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Arkema West Chester Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 82.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 50% (8.8K lbs to 13.3K lbs).
Arkema West Chester Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Arkema West Chester Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 50% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 17.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 11.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 17.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 13.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2024 | 13.3K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 65.4K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 7.4K lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 7.0K lbs | - |
| Hydroquinone | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 870 lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
Arkema West Chester Plant in Chester
Nearest TRI Facilities to Arkema West Chester Plant
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Metallurgical Products Co, Tin Technology & Refining, Zeks Compressed Air Solutions, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Arkema West Chester Plant on cumulative reported pounds (69.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Airgas Carbonic, Cmp Coatings Inc., Ash Grove Cement Co Montana City Plant. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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 Arkema Delaware Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Arkema Inc, Arkema Inc, Bostik 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 Toluene, Certain glycol ethers, Acrylic acid, Hydroquinone; nearby reporters include Metallurgical Products Co. Arkema West Chester Plant stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
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This Arkema West Chester Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Arkema West Chester Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for West Chester, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 6.6% of Chester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Airgas Carbonic (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Arkema West Chester Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 51.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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