EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Pressure Chemical Co
Pittsburgh, PA · Parent: Pressurekem
- Total releases
- 58.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pressure Chemical Co: how the 61.7K lbs splits
61.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 61.7K lbs 100.0%
Pressure Chemical Co's 61.7K 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: Methanol.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Pressure Chemical Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pittsburgh, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.7K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 58.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,789 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. Pressure Chemical Co is pounds #233 and chemical-count #99 at 58.0K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: McConway & Torley LLC Plt 1801; Steel Dynamics Inc. - Techs Div - Metaltech Plant; Superior Forge & Steel Corp; Sherwin-Williams Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: American Phoenix Inc.; Stockhausen Superabsorber LLC; Ascent Chemicals; Cna Holdings Llc-Shelby. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Methyl methacrylate; Chloroform; Dichloromethane.
Pressure Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 58.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include American Phoenix Inc. and Stockhausen Superabsorber LLC.
Pressure Chemical Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
58K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pressure Chemical Co in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Pressure Chemical Co reports the 1,216th-largest volume (58.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include American Phoenix Inc. and Stockhausen Superabsorber LLC.
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
- Pressure Chemical Co's total reported releases rose from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pressure Chemical Co's air releases rose from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pressure Chemical Co Form-R facts
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See how Pressure Chemical Co 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 Pressure Chemical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 61.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 80% (18.7K lbs to 3.7K lbs).
Pressure Chemical Co: 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 Pressure Chemical Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 80% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 26.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 4.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 3.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 4.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2024 | 3.7K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 17.4K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 9.6K lbs | - |
| Chloroform | 9.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dichloromethane | 8.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 8.4K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 6.8K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 734 lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 256 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexanol | 219 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
Pressure Chemical Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pressure Chemical Co
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including McConway & Torley LLC Plt 1801, Steel Dynamics Inc. - Techs Div - Metaltech Plant, Superior Forge & Steel Corp, 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 Phoenix Inc., Stockhausen Superabsorber LLC, Ascent Chemicals.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pressure Chemical Co on cumulative reported pounds (58.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include American Phoenix Inc., Toyo Automotive Parts (usa) Inc, Stockhausen Superabsorber LLC. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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).
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 Methanol, Methyl methacrylate, Chloroform, Dichloromethane; nearby reporters include McConway & Torley LLC Plt 1801. Pressure Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Pressure Chemical Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pressure Chemical Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pittsburgh, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Allegheny TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Phoenix Inc. (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pressure Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Methanol. 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