EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Arkema Inc
Chatham, VA · Parent: Arkema Delaware Inc
- Total releases
- 30.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Arkema Inc: how the 30.1K lbs splits
30.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 28.1K lbs 93.3%
- Off-site Transfers 2.0K lbs 6.7%
Arkema Inc's 30.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 93.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 6.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Arkema Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chatham, VA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 5.8K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 30.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,312 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Arkema Inc is pounds #157 and chemical-count #29 at 30.1K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Polynt Composites USA Inc.; Columbia Forest Products; Ascent Chemicals - Danville; Intertape Polymer Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Virginia: Prefere Melamines LLC; American Phoenix Inc.; Bridgeport Ethanol LLC; Penn Color Inc.. Other Arkema Delaware Inc sites in this extract: Arkema Inc; Arkema Inc; Bostik Inc; Bostik Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Acrylic acid; Butyl acrylate; Methyl methacrylate.
Arkema Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (93.3% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 30.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prefere Melamines LLC and American Phoenix Inc..
Arkema Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
30K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Arkema Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Arkema Inc reports the 1,545th-largest volume (30.1K lbs). Scale peers outside Virginia include Prefere Melamines LLC and American Phoenix Inc..
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
- Arkema Inc's total reported releases rose from 5.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Arkema Inc's off-site transfers rose from 250 lb in 2022 to 750 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Arkema Inc's chemicals reported fell from 10 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Arkema Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Arkema Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 30.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 16% (6.9K lbs to 5.8K lbs).
Arkema Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Arkema Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 16% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 5.9K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 6.2K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 5.3K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 5.8K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 13.2K lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 8.9K lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 30 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
| Hydroquinone | 0 lbs | - |
| Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Arkema Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Arkema Inc
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Polynt Composites USA Inc., Columbia Forest Products, Ascent Chemicals - Danville, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Prefere Melamines LLC, American Phoenix Inc., Bridgeport Ethanol LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Arkema Inc on cumulative reported pounds (30.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Prefere Melamines LLC, American Phoenix Inc., Logan Clay Products LLC. 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.
- Prefere Melamines LLC Springfield, MA · Chemicals 30.1K lbs reported
- American Phoenix Inc. Fayetteville, NC · Chemicals 30.1K lbs reported
- Logan Clay Products LLC Logan, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 30.1K lbs reported
- Straumann Manufacturing Inc Andover, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 30.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Arkema Delaware Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Arkema Inc, Arkema Inc, Bostik 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 Toluene, Acrylic acid, Butyl acrylate, Methyl methacrylate; nearby reporters include Polynt Composites USA Inc.. Arkema Inc 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.
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This Arkema Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Arkema Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chatham, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 2.7% of Pittsylvania TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Prefere Melamines LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Arkema Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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