EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc
Memphis, TN · Parent: Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc
- Total releases
- 535.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc: how the 535.3K lbs splits
535.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 515.5K lbs 96.3%
- Land Disposal 18.4K lbs 3.4%
- Water Discharges 1.4K lbs 0.3%
- Off-site Transfers 37 lbs <0.1%
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc's 535.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.3% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 3.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methyl methacrylate.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Memphis, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 99.7K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 535.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,866 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc is pounds #59 and chemical-count #61 at 535.3K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Plaskolite Tennessee LLC; Covoro Mining Solutions LLC; Lanxess Corporation-Memphis; V&s Memphis Galvanizing LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Amway Nutrilite; Tate & Lyle Sucralose LLC; Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc.; Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc.. Other Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc sites in this extract: Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte; Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites Inc.; Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc.; Gelest Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methyl methacrylate; Methanol; Hydrogen cyanide; 2-Methyllactonitrile.
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.3% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 535.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Amway Nutrilite and Tate & Lyle Sucralose LLC.
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
535K 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
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc: Methyl methacrylate-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc reports the 383rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methyl methacrylate alone is 85.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Amway Nutrilite and Tate & Lyle Sucralose LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methyl methacrylate at 85.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc's total reported releases fell from 107.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 99.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc's land releases fell from 280 lb in 2022 to 80 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc's off-site transfers fell from 27 lb in 2022 to 10 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc's water releases fell from 469 lb in 2022 to 219 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 535.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 2% (101.5K lbs to 99.7K lbs).
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 2% from 2019 to 2023). 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: Methyl methacrylate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 101.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 126.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 100.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 107.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 99.7K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methyl methacrylate | 458.8K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 70.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 3.1K lbs | - |
| 2-Methyllactonitrile | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 37 lbs | - |
| 1,2-Phenylenediamine | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
| Hydroquinone | 0 lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 0 lbs | - |
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc on cumulative reported pounds (535.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Decorative Panels International, Neograf Solutions LLC, Neenah Paper Michigan Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte, Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites Inc., Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc..
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 Methyl methacrylate, Methanol, Hydrogen cyanide, 2-Methyllactonitrile; nearby reporters include Plaskolite Tennessee LLC. Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc stamps MID 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 Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methyl methacrylate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Memphis, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 2.8% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Decorative Panels International (Δ 508 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methyl methacrylate. 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