EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Polynt Composites USA Inc.
Chatham, VA · Parent: Polynt Composites USA Inc
- Total releases
- 314.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Polynt Composites USA Inc.: how the 314.8K lbs splits
314.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 296.2K lbs 94.1%
- Air Releases 18.7K lbs 5.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Polynt Composites USA Inc.'s 314.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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-MID
Polynt Composites USA Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chatham, VA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 46.0K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 314.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,524 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. Polynt Composites USA Inc. is pounds #48 and chemical-count #26 at 314.8K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Arkema Inc; Columbia Forest Products; Ascent Chemicals - Danville; Intertape Polymer Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Virginia: Dubois Chemicals Inc. - Sharonville Oh (50); Pine Lake Corn Processors; Berryman Products Inc.; Vibrantz Corp. Other Polynt Composites USA Inc sites in this extract: Polynt Composites USA Inc.; Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston; Polynt Composites USA Inc.; Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Ennis. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Styrene; Ethylbenzene; Dicyclopentadiene.
Polynt Composites USA Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.1% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 314.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dubois Chemicals Inc. - Sharonville Oh (50) and Pine Lake Corn Processors.
Polynt Composites USA Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
315K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Polynt Composites USA Inc. inside Pittsylvania's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Polynt Composites USA Inc. reports the 498th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 28.0% of every pound reported in Pittsylvania. Scale peers outside Virginia include Dubois Chemicals Inc. - Sharonville Oh (50) and Pine Lake Corn Processors.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pittsylvania's reported pounds (1.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Polynt Composites USA Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 47.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polynt Composites USA Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 8 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polynt Composites USA Inc.'s air releases fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polynt Composites USA Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 43.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Polynt Composites USA Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Polynt Composites USA Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 314.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 38% (74.2K lbs to 46.0K lbs).
Polynt Composites USA Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Polynt Composites USA Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 38% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 74.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 83.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 63.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 47.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 46.0K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 145.7K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 91.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 32.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dicyclopentadiene | 22.1K lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 13.5K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 5.0K lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 4.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 0 lbs | - |
| Triethylamine | 0 lbs | - |
Polynt Composites USA Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Polynt Composites USA Inc.
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Arkema Inc, Columbia Forest Products, Ascent Chemicals - Danville, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Polynt Composites USA Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (314.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Duracell, Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC, Steel Dynamics Inc Structural & Rail Div. 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.
- Duracell Cleveland, TN · Electrical Equipment 314.7K lbs reported
- Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC Lafayette, IN · Food 314.7K lbs reported
- Steel Dynamics Inc Structural & Rail Div Columbia City, IN · Primary Metals 314.6K lbs reported
- Superior Aluminum Alloys LLC New Haven, IN · Primary Metals 315.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Polynt Composites USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Polynt Composites USA Inc., Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston, Polynt Composites USA 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 Ethylene glycol, Styrene, Ethylbenzene, Dicyclopentadiene; nearby reporters include Arkema Inc. Polynt Composites USA Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Polynt Composites USA Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Polynt Composites USA 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. 28.0% of Pittsylvania TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Duracell (Δ 85 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Polynt Composites USA Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene glycol. 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