EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
United Color Manufacturing
Philadelphia, PA
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
United Color Manufacturing: how the 1.4K lbs splits
1.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.4K lbs 100.0%
United Color Manufacturing'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: Trade Secret.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
United Color Manufacturing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Philadelphia, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 358 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2021-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,737 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. United Color Manufacturing is pounds #661 and chemical-count #894 at 1.1K 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: Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC; Purolite LLC; Frontida Biopharm LLC; Tanner Industries Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Biogen Rtp; Prochemicals LLC; Manner Polymers Inc; The Nelson Paint Co of Alabama. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Trade Secret.
United Color Manufacturing stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2021–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Biogen Rtp and Prochemicals LLC.
United Color Manufacturing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
United Color Manufacturing: Trade Secret-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, United Color Manufacturing reports the 2,808th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Trade Secret alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Biogen Rtp and Prochemicals LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of United Color Manufacturing's pounds in one chemical - here Trade Secret at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- United Color Manufacturing's total reported releases fell from 361 lb in 2022 to 338 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- United Color Manufacturing's air releases fell from 361 lb in 2022 to 338 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
United Color Manufacturing Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How United Color Manufacturing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2024, total releases decreased by 9% (391 lbs to 358 lbs).
United Color Manufacturing: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2024
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows United Color Manufacturing year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 9% from 2021 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: Trade Secret.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 391 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 361 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 338 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 358 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Trade Secret | 1.4K lbs | - |
United Color Manufacturing · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to United Color Manufacturing
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC, Purolite LLC, Frontida Biopharm 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. Biogen Rtp, Prochemicals LLC, Manner Polymers Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest United Color Manufacturing on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Elite Comfort Solutions LLC, Dana Light Axle Products LLC, Biogen Rtp. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Trade Secret; nearby reporters include Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC. United Color Manufacturing 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 United Color Manufacturing TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Trade Secret) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
United Color Manufacturing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Philadelphia, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2024 (4 years). NAICS 325130 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Philadelphia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Elite Comfort Solutions LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
United Color Manufacturing stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Trade Secret. 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