EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Upaco Adhesives Inc
Richmond, VA · Parent: Wf Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 33.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Upaco Adhesives Inc: how the 36.4K lbs splits
36.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 36.4K lbs 100.0%
Upaco Adhesives Inc's 36.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Upaco Adhesives Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Richmond, VA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.2K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 33.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,061 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. Upaco Adhesives Inc is pounds #154 and chemical-count #224 at 33.2K 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: Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site; Kinder Morgan Transmix Co LLC; Dupont Specialty Products USA LLC - Spruance Plant; Mylar Specialty Films Spruance. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Virginia: Apache Nitrogen Products Inc; The Pittsburgh Paints Co.; Agc Chemicals Americas Inc; Reeve Agri Energy. Other Wf Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Worthen Industries; Worthen Coated Fabrics; Worthen Industries Inc Upaco Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Hexane.
Upaco Adhesives Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 33.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Apache Nitrogen Products Inc and The Pittsburgh Paints Co..
Upaco Adhesives Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
33K 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
Upaco Adhesives Inc: Toluene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Upaco Adhesives Inc reports the 1,492nd-largest volume (33.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 61.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Apache Nitrogen Products Inc and The Pittsburgh Paints Co..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Upaco Adhesives Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 61.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Upaco Adhesives Inc's total reported releases rose from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Upaco Adhesives Inc's air releases rose from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Upaco Adhesives Inc Form-R facts
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See how Upaco Adhesives Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
75% less than the comparison
2.0× more than the comparison
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 Upaco Adhesives Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 36.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 13% (3.7K lbs to 3.2K lbs).
Upaco Adhesives Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Upaco Adhesives Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 6.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 7.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 5.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 9.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 3.2K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 22.5K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 13.8K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 94 lbs | - |
Upaco Adhesives Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Upaco Adhesives Inc
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site, Kinder Morgan Transmix Co LLC, Dupont Specialty Products USA LLC - Spruance Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Apache Nitrogen Products Inc, The Pittsburgh Paints Co., Agc Chemicals Americas Inc.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Upaco Adhesives Inc on cumulative reported pounds (33.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include De Pere Foundry Inc, Brenntag Mid-South Inc., Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- De Pere Foundry Inc De Pere, WI · Primary Metals 33.2K lbs reported
- Brenntag Mid-South Inc. Chattanooga, TN · Chemical Wholesalers 33.2K lbs reported
- Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC Bellevue, OH · Transportation Equipment 33.2K lbs reported
- Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Inc. Streamwood, IL · Plastics and Rubber 33.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Wf Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Worthen Industries, Worthen Coated Fabrics, Worthen Industries Inc Upaco Div.
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, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site. Upaco Adhesives 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.
Use and verify this record
This Upaco Adhesives Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Upaco Adhesives Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Richmond, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325520 · Chemicals. 2.2% of Richmond (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: De Pere Foundry Inc (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Upaco Adhesives 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