EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
The Lubrizol Corp
Leetsdale, PA · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 1.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
The Lubrizol Corp: how the 1.3K lbs splits
1.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs 77.9%
- Air Releases 285 lbs 21.7%
- Land Disposal 6 lbs 0.4%
The Lubrizol Corp's 1.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 77.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 21.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
The Lubrizol Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Leetsdale, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 13,443 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. The Lubrizol Corp is pounds #643 and chemical-count #107 at 1.3K 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: Libertas Copper LLC; Metal Coaters; Tenaris Ambridge; Allegheny Petroleum Products Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Blentech Corp; Flowchem Technologies LLC; Cyalume Technologies Inc; Carus LLC Belmont Site. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ethylene glycol; Xylene (mixed isomers); Formic acid.
The Lubrizol Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (77.9% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Blentech Corp and Flowchem Technologies LLC.
The Lubrizol Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3K 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
The Lubrizol Corp: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, The Lubrizol Corp reports the 2,755th-largest volume (1.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 78.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Blentech Corp and Flowchem Technologies LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of The Lubrizol Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 78.4%. Not a toxicity score.
The Lubrizol Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How The Lubrizol Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 100% (1.3K lbs to 0 lbs).
The Lubrizol Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows The Lubrizol Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2019 to 2022). 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 | 1.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 2 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 284 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
The Lubrizol Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Libertas Copper LLC, Metal Coaters, Tenaris Ambridge, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest The Lubrizol Corp on cumulative reported pounds (1.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Wolverine Bronze Co, Vdm Metals USA LLC, Blentech Corp. 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).
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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, Ethylene glycol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Formic acid; nearby reporters include Libertas Copper LLC. The Lubrizol Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 The Lubrizol Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
The Lubrizol Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Leetsdale, PA, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Allegheny TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wolverine Bronze Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
The Lubrizol Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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