EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ascensus Specialties LLC
Elma, WA
- Total releases
- 121.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ascensus Specialties LLC: how the 121.0K lbs splits
121.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 101.6K lbs 84.0%
- Air Releases 19.4K lbs 16.0%
Ascensus Specialties LLC's 121.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 84.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 16.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Ascensus Specialties LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elma, WA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 7.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 121.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,172 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ascensus Specialties LLC is pounds #64 and chemical-count #223 at 121.0K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cosmo Specialty Fibers Inc.; Spi Aberdeen-Grays Harbor; Pacific Veneer; Sierra Pacific Industries - Shelton. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Washington: Delrin USA LLC; Big River Resources West Burlington LLC; First Chemical Corp; Air Products & Chemicals Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Ascensus Specialties LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (84.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 121.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Delrin USA LLC and Big River Resources West Burlington LLC.
Ascensus Specialties LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
121K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ascensus Specialties LLC: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ascensus Specialties LLC reports the 813th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Delrin USA LLC and Big River Resources West Burlington LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ascensus Specialties LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ascensus Specialties LLC's total reported releases rose from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascensus Specialties LLC's off-site transfers rose from 373 lb in 2022 to 6.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascensus Specialties LLC's air releases fell from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ascensus Specialties LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ascensus Specialties LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 121.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 88% (62.3K lbs to 7.7K lbs).
Ascensus Specialties LLC: 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 Ascensus Specialties LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 88% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 62.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 38.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 10.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 7.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 121.0K lbs | - |
Ascensus Specialties LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ascensus Specialties LLC
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Cosmo Specialty Fibers Inc., Spi Aberdeen-Grays Harbor, Pacific Veneer, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ascensus Specialties LLC on cumulative reported pounds (121.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Delrin USA LLC, Mills Metal Finishing, Steel Dust Recycling LLC. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Delrin USA LLC Washington, WV · Chemicals 121.1K lbs reported
- Mills Metal Finishing Columbus, OH · Fabricated Metals 120.9K lbs reported
- Steel Dust Recycling LLC Millport, AL · Primary Metals 120.9K lbs reported
- Azz Galvanizing Services-Arkansas Prairie Grove, AR · Fabricated Metals 121.2K 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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Cosmo Specialty Fibers Inc.. Ascensus Specialties LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Ascensus Specialties LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ascensus Specialties LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elma, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 4.0% of Grays Harbor TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Delrin USA LLC (Δ 90 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ascensus Specialties LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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