EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Houghton Chemical Corp
Scranton, PA · Parent: Houghton Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 2.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Houghton Chemical Corp: how the 7.8K lbs splits
7.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.6K lbs 58.8%
- Air Releases 3.2K lbs 41.2%
Houghton Chemical Corp's 7.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 58.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 41.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Houghton Chemical Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Scranton, PA, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 5.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 2.1K lbs in total across its 2023-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,707 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. Houghton Chemical Corp is pounds #595 and chemical-count #666 at 2.1K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sauquoit Ind LLC / Noble Biomaterials; Polychemie Inc.; U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant; Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Pennsylvania: Multi-Chem Group Rifle Co Facility; Tanner Industries Inc; Brenntag Pacific Inc.; Univar USA Inc Denver. Other Houghton Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Houghton Chemical Corp; Houghton Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Methanol.
Houghton Chemical Corp is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Scranton, PA: 2.1K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 58.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Multi-Chem Group Rifle Co Facility and Tanner Industries Inc.
Houghton Chemical Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Houghton Chemical Corp: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Houghton Chemical Corp reports the 259th-largest volume (2.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 81.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Multi-Chem Group Rifle Co Facility and Tanner Industries Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Houghton Chemical Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 81.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Houghton Chemical Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Houghton Chemical Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2023 to 2024, total releases increased by 168% (2.1K lbs to 5.7K lbs).
Houghton Chemical Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2023–2024
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Houghton Chemical Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 168% from 2023 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 5.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2023–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 1.4K lbs | - |
Houghton Chemical Corp in Lackawanna
Nearest TRI Facilities to Houghton Chemical Corp
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Sauquoit Ind LLC / Noble Biomaterials, Polychemie Inc., U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Houghton Chemical Corp on cumulative reported pounds (2.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Virginia Concrete Dulles Plant, Koyo Bearings Na LLC, Holcim Wcr Inc Denver Ready Mix Plant. 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.
- Virginia Concrete Dulles Plant Sterling, VA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 2.1K lbs reported
- Koyo Bearings Na LLC Orangeburg, SC · Fabricated Metals 2.1K lbs reported
- Holcim Wcr Inc Denver Ready Mix Plant Denver, CO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 2.1K lbs reported
- Fic America Bloomingdale, IL · Transportation Equipment 2.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Ethylene glycol, Methanol; nearby reporters include Sauquoit Ind LLC / Noble Biomaterials. Houghton Chemical Corp 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 Houghton Chemical Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Houghton Chemical Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Scranton, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2023–2024 (2 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 1.2% of Lackawanna TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Virginia Concrete Dulles Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Houghton Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 58.8%). 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