EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Catalyst Refiners Inc
Nitro, WV · Parent: Ames Goldsmith Corp
- Total releases
- 999 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Catalyst Refiners Inc: how the 999 lbs splits
999 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 930 lbs 93.1%
- Off-site Transfers 69 lbs 6.9%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
Catalyst Refiners Inc's 999 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 93.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 6.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Catalyst Refiners Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Nitro, WV, in the chemicals sector. It reported 130 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 999 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,884 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Catalyst Refiners Inc is pounds #139 and chemical-count #99 at 999 lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant; Altivia Institute Facilities; Lanxess Corp; Union Carbide Corp Institute Facility. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside West Virginia: Line-X LLC; Calhoun Plastics & Chemicals; Weaver Fertilizer Inc.; Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer. Other Ames Goldsmith Corp sites in this extract: Ames Advanced Materials Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Silver And Silver Compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Catalyst Refiners Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (93.1% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 999 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Line-X LLC and Calhoun Plastics & Chemicals.
Catalyst Refiners Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
999 lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Catalyst Refiners Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Catalyst Refiners Inc reports the 2,840th-largest volume (999 lbs). Scale peers outside West Virginia include Line-X LLC and Calhoun Plastics & Chemicals.
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
- Catalyst Refiners Inc's total reported releases fell from 285 lb in 2022 to 130 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Catalyst Refiners Inc's air releases fell from 265 lb in 2022 to 110 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Catalyst Refiners Inc Form-R facts
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See how Catalyst Refiners Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
94% less than the comparison
3.0× 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 Catalyst Refiners Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 999 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 12% (116 lbs to 130 lbs).
Catalyst Refiners Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Catalyst Refiners Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 12% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 116 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 235 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 233 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 285 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 130 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 885 lbs | - |
| Silver And Silver Compounds | 114 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Catalyst Refiners Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Other Ames Goldsmith Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ames Advanced Materials Corp.
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 Nitric acid, Silver And Silver Compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant. Catalyst Refiners Inc stamps TRACE 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 Catalyst Refiners Inc TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Catalyst Refiners Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Nitro, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Kanawha TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Global Cos LLC South Terminal (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Catalyst Refiners Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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