EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Valtris Specialty Chemicals
Fort Worth, TX · Parent: Polymer Additives Inc.
- Total releases
- 32.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Valtris Specialty Chemicals: how the 32.1K lbs splits
32.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 23.8K lbs 74.2%
- Air Releases 7.9K lbs 24.7%
- Water Discharges 338 lbs 1.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Valtris Specialty Chemicals's 32.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 74.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 24.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Valtris Specialty Chemicals is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Worth, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 9.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 32.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,143 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Valtris Specialty Chemicals is pounds #694 and chemical-count #974 at 32.1K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC; Fort Worth Plant; Cold Springs Hot Mix Aspahlt Plant; Crest Foam Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Air Products & Chemicals Inc ( New Orleans la Facility); Ppg Industries-Adrian; Advanced Micronutrient Products Inc; Ineos Composites US LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Zinc compounds; Nickel.
Compare Valtris Specialty Chemicals with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC Fort Worth · 15.0K lbs
- Fort Worth Plant Fort Worth · 0 lbs
- Cold Springs Hot Mix Aspahlt Plant Fort Worth · 229 lbs
- Crest Foam Corp Fort Worth · 12 lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Air Products & Chemicals Inc ( New Orleans la Facility) (LA) · Ppg Industries-Adrian (MI) · Advanced Micronutrient Products Inc (MI)
Valtris Specialty Chemicals stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (74.2% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 32.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Air Products & Chemicals Inc ( New Orleans la Facility) and Ppg Industries-Adrian.
Valtris Specialty Chemicals vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
32K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valtris Specialty Chemicals in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Valtris Specialty Chemicals reports the 1,507th-largest volume (32.1K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Air Products & Chemicals Inc ( New Orleans la Facility) and Ppg Industries-Adrian.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valtris Specialty Chemicals's total reported releases rose from 9.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valtris Specialty Chemicals's water releases rose from 15 lb in 2022 to 154 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valtris Specialty Chemicals's air releases fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 593 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valtris Specialty Chemicals's off-site transfers rose from 6.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valtris Specialty Chemicals Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Valtris Specialty Chemicals releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 32.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 313% (2.4K lbs to 9.8K lbs).
Valtris Specialty Chemicals: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Valtris Specialty Chemicals year-over-year reported totals (increased by 313% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 8.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 9.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 9.8K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 19.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 6.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 6.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Valtris Specialty Chemicals · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valtris Specialty Chemicals
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC, Fort Worth Plant, Cold Springs Hot Mix Aspahlt Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Air Products & Chemicals Inc ( New Orleans la Facility), Ppg Industries-Adrian, Advanced Micronutrient Products Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valtris Specialty Chemicals on cumulative reported pounds (32.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23, Research Solutions Group Inc, Recreation Unlimited LLC. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 Vernon, CA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 32.1K lbs reported
- Research Solutions Group Inc La Vergne, TN · Chemical Wholesalers 32.1K lbs reported
- Recreation Unlimited LLC Americus, GA · Transportation Equipment 32.1K lbs reported
- Southwire Co Douglas Plant Douglas, GA · Electrical Equipment 32.1K 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 Ammonia, Zinc compounds, Nickel; nearby reporters include Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC. Valtris Specialty Chemicals stamps LIGHT 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 Valtris Specialty Chemicals TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valtris Specialty Chemicals totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Worth, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.7% of Tarrant TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valtris Specialty Chemicals stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia. 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