EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Itw Performance Polymers
Montgomeryville, PA · Parent: Illinois Tool Works Inc
- Total releases
- 1.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Itw Performance Polymers: how the 1.4K lbs splits
1.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.4K lbs 100.0%
Itw Performance Polymers's 1.4K 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Itw Performance Polymers is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Montgomeryville, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 234 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 1.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,617 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. Itw Performance Polymers is pounds #653 and chemical-count #683 at 1.2K 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: Saint Gobain Abrasives Inc; Caes Systems LLC; Quad/graphics Marketing LLC; Precision Tube Co LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Videojet Technologies Inc; Enviro Tech Chemical Services-Plant 6; Baker Paint Manufacturing; Intercoastal Paint Co Inc. Other Illinois Tool Works Inc sites in this extract: Illinois Tool Works Coding Products Div; Itw Bedford Wire; Paslode Pontotoc; Itw Specialty Films. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Dibutyl phthalate.
Itw Performance Polymers stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Videojet Technologies Inc and Enviro Tech Chemical Services-Plant 6.
Itw Performance Polymers vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Itw Performance Polymers: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Itw Performance Polymers reports the 2,789th-largest volume (1.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 92.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Videojet Technologies Inc and Enviro Tech Chemical Services-Plant 6.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Itw Performance Polymers's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 92.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Itw Performance Polymers's total reported releases fell from 230 lb in 2022 to 188 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Itw Performance Polymers's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Itw Performance Polymers's air releases fell from 230 lb in 2022 to 188 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Itw Performance Polymers Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Itw Performance Polymers releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 21% (295 lbs to 234 lbs).
Itw Performance Polymers: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Itw Performance Polymers year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 295 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 213 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 259 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 230 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 188 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 234 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Dibutyl phthalate | 106 lbs | - |
Itw Performance Polymers · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Itw Performance Polymers
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Saint Gobain Abrasives Inc, Caes Systems LLC, Quad/graphics Marketing LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Videojet Technologies Inc, Enviro Tech Chemical Services-Plant 6, Baker Paint Manufacturing.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Itw Performance Polymers on cumulative reported pounds (1.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Textron Systems, Great Southern Wood - Columbus Inc., Videojet Technologies Inc. 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.
- Textron Systems Cockeysville, MD · Transportation Equipment 1.2K lbs reported
- Great Southern Wood - Columbus Inc. Columbus, TX · Wood Products 1.2K lbs reported
- Videojet Technologies Inc Belleville, IL · Chemicals 1.2K lbs reported
- Raytheon Co Dallas, TX · Computers and Electronic Products 1.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Illinois Tool Works Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Illinois Tool Works Coding Products Div, Itw Bedford Wire, Paslode Pontotoc.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Dibutyl phthalate; nearby reporters include Saint Gobain Abrasives Inc. Itw Performance Polymers 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 Itw Performance Polymers TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Itw Performance Polymers totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Montgomeryville, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Great Southern Wood - Columbus Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Itw Performance Polymers stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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