EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Rq Resins LLC
Harrison City, PA
- Total releases
- 582.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Rq Resins LLC: how the 587.9K lbs splits
587.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 552.5K lbs 94.0%
- Air Releases 35.4K lbs 6.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Rq Resins LLC's 587.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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
Rq Resins LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Harrison City, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 5.8K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2024, and 582.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,776 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. Rq Resins LLC is pounds #64 and chemical-count #29 at 582.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Imi Critical Engr Pbm LLC; Surteco N.a. Inc. Jeannette Pa Plant; Kennametal Inc; Fulmer Co a Wabtec Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Ineos USA LLC; Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant; Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC; Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene; Toluene; n-Butyl alcohol.
Rq Resins LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.0% off-site transfers) across 17 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 582.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ineos USA LLC and Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant.
Rq Resins LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
582K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Rq Resins LLC: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Rq Resins LLC reports the 362nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 77.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Ineos USA LLC and Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Rq Resins LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 77.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Rq Resins LLC's total reported releases rose from 8.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rq Resins LLC's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 11.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rq Resins LLC's air releases fell from 8.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 768 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rq Resins LLC's chemicals reported fell from 10 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Rq Resins LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Rq Resins LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 587.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 94% (97.6K lbs to 5.8K lbs).
Rq Resins LLC: 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 Rq Resins LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 94% 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 | 97.6K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 3.8K lbs | 16 |
| 2021 | 459.9K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 8.3K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 12.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2024 | 5.8K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 5 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 458.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 36.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 35.7K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 16.2K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 10.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| sec-Butyl alcohol | 9.5K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 5.9K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 5.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 4.1K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 2 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 0 lbs | - |
| Triethylamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Rq Resins LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Imi Critical Engr Pbm LLC, Surteco N.a. Inc. Jeannette Pa Plant, Kennametal Inc, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rq Resins LLC on cumulative reported pounds (582.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130, North Country Dairy LLC, Alloys Cleaning Inc. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC - High Point. 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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, Toluene, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Imi Critical Engr Pbm LLC. Rq Resins LLC 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 Rq Resins LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Rq Resins LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Harrison City, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 1.5% of Westmoreland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 (Δ 58 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rq Resins LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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