EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Whitford Corp
Elverson, PA · Parent: Whitford Worldwide
- Total releases
- 206.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Whitford Corp: how the 210.3K lbs splits
210.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 158.8K lbs 75.5%
- Air Releases 51.5K lbs 24.5%
Whitford Corp's 210.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 75.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 24.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
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
Whitford Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elverson, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.2K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 206.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,194 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. Whitford Corp is pounds #132 and chemical-count #235 at 206.1K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Titanium Metals Corp DBA Timet; Toppan Interamerica Inc; Azer Scientific; Morgan Truck Body LLC Morgantown. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Polynt Composites USA Inc.; Third Coast Terminals Pearland; Emerald Performance Materials LLC; Kraton Chemical LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Methyl isobutyl ketone; Xylene (mixed isomers); Certain glycol ethers.
Whitford Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (75.5% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 206.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Polynt Composites USA Inc. and Third Coast Terminals Pearland.
Whitford Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
206K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Whitford Corp: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Whitford Corp reports the 625th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone alone is 90.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Polynt Composites USA Inc. and Third Coast Terminals Pearland.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Whitford Corp's pounds in one chemical - here N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone at 90.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Whitford Corp's total reported releases rose from 26.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 59.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Whitford Corp's off-site transfers rose from 18.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 52.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Whitford Corp's air releases fell from 7.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Whitford Corp Form-R facts
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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 Whitford Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 210.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 72% (15.0K lbs to 4.2K lbs).
Whitford Corp: 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 Whitford Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 72% 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: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 12.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 93.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 26.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 59.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2024 | 4.2K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 190.6K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 7.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 5.4K lbs | - |
| Dimethyl phthalate | 939 lbs | - |
Whitford Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Whitford Corp
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Titanium Metals Corp DBA Timet, Toppan Interamerica Inc, Azer Scientific, 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. Polynt Composites USA Inc., Third Coast Terminals Pearland, Emerald Performance Materials LLC.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Whitford Corp on cumulative reported pounds (206.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 2, Bayonne Energy Center, Saft America. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 2 Salisbury, NC · Plastics and Rubber 206.1K lbs reported
- Bayonne Energy Center Bayonne, NJ · Electric Utilities 206.1K lbs reported
- Saft America Jacksonville, FL · Electrical Equipment 206.0K lbs reported
- American Foam Cast Sylacauga, AL · Primary Metals 206.1K lbs reported
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 N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Titanium Metals Corp DBA Timet. Whitford Corp 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 Whitford Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Whitford Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elverson, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 19.5% of Chester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 2 (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Whitford Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. 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