EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex
Springdale, PA · Parent: Ppg Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 634.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 33
- Carcinogens
- 11
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex: how the 937.7K lbs splits
937.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 742.5K lbs 79.2%
- Air Releases 194.7K lbs 20.8%
- Water Discharges 548 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex's 937.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 79.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Springdale, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 302.7K lbs of releases across 21 chemicals in 2024, and 634.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,684 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. Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex is pounds #57 and chemical-count #3 at 634.9K 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: Cheswick Plant Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC; Northeast Paving Springdale Plant; Old World Industries; Curtiss Wright Electro Mech Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: American Acryl LP; 3M Chemical Operations' Cordova Facility; Chemgenes Corp; Air Products Manufacturing LLC. Other Ppg Industries Inc sites in this extract: Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings; Ppg Industries Inc Barberton; Ppg Brazil Liquid; Ppg Coatings Services Detroit. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Xylene (mixed isomers); Toluene; Dimethyl phthalate.
Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (79.2% off-site transfers) across 33 chemicals · 11 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 634.9K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include American Acryl LP and 3M Chemical Operations' Cordova Facility.
Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
635K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex reports the 337th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include American Acryl LP and 3M Chemical Operations' Cordova Facility.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex's total reported releases fell from 132.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 117.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex's water releases rose from 13 lb in 2022 to 28 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex's air releases rose from 17.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex's off-site transfers fell from 114.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 84.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex Form-R facts
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See how Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
85% more than the comparison
2.4× more than the comparison
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 Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 937.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 213% (96.6K lbs to 302.7K lbs).
Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex year-over-year reported totals (increased by 213% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 96.6K lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 169.2K lbs | 18 |
| 2021 | 118.9K lbs | 27 |
| 2022 | 132.5K lbs | 27 |
| 2023 | 117.6K lbs | 24 |
| 2024 | 302.7K lbs | 21 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 11 of 33 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Cheswick Plant Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC, Northeast Paving Springdale Plant, Old World Industries, 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. American Acryl LP, 3M Chemical Operations' Cordova Facility, Chemgenes Corp.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex on cumulative reported pounds (634.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (33). Release-pound peers include Verso Luke LLC, American Acryl LP, 3M Chemical Operations' Cordova Facility. Chemical-count peers include Paulsboro Refining Co LLC, International Paper Georgetown Mill, Evonik Corp. 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 Ppg Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings, Ppg Industries Inc Barberton, Ppg Brazil Liquid.
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 Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Dimethyl phthalate; nearby reporters include Cheswick Plant Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC. Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Springdale, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 1.4% of Allegheny TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Verso Luke LLC (Δ 95 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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