EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Cytec Industries Inc
Willow Island, WV · Parent: Syensqo Holding Inc
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 15
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Cytec Industries Inc: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 1.1M lbs 68.5%
- Air Releases 487.9K lbs 31.4%
- Off-site Transfers 1.3K lbs 0.1%
Cytec Industries Inc's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 68.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 31.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Cytec Industries Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Willow Island, WV, in the chemicals sector. It reported 203.2K lbs of releases across 15 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,014 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. Cytec Industries Inc is pounds #16 and chemical-count #19 at 1.6M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Allnex USA Inc; Axens N.a. Inc.; Pleasants Power Station; Phibro Animal Health Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside West Virginia: 3M Co - Tonawanda; Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC; Fort Amanda Specialties LLC; Hexcel Corp. Other Syensqo Holding Inc sites in this extract: Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC; Solvay USA LLC; Cytec Industries Inc; Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Toluene; Methyl isobutyl ketone; Methanol.
Cytec Industries Inc is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Willow Island, WV: 1.6M lbs across 15 chemicals (5 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 68.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include 3M Co - Tonawanda and Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC.
Cytec Industries Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cytec Industries Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Cytec Industries Inc reports the 204th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 66.4% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include 3M Co - Tonawanda and Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cytec Industries Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 66.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cytec Industries Inc's total reported releases rose from 178.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 203.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cytec Industries Inc's water releases rose from 76.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 112.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cytec Industries Inc's air releases fell from 101.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 90.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cytec Industries Inc's off-site transfers fell from 246 lb in 2022 to 231 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cytec Industries Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cytec Industries Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 24% (268.5K lbs to 203.2K lbs).
Cytec Industries Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cytec Industries Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 24% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 268.5K lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 600.2K lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 304.7K lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 178.5K lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 203.2K lbs | 15 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.0M lbs | - |
| Toluene | 269.7K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 135.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 54.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 20.3K lbs | - |
| Triethylamine | 18.2K lbs | - |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 15.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formic acid | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 2.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Maleic anhydride | 715 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 332 lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 176 lbs | - |
| Acrylamide | 117 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chloroform | 63 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexanol | 41 lbs | - |
Cytec Industries Inc in Pleasants
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cytec Industries Inc
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Allnex USA Inc, Axens N.a. Inc., Pleasants Power Station, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 181 other reporting facilities in West Virginia.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. 3M Co - Tonawanda, Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC, Fort Amanda Specialties LLC.
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cytec Industries Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Southern Illinois Power Cooperative, 3M Co - Tonawanda, Johns Manville Corp Plant 8. Chemical-count peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant. 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.
- Southern Illinois Power Cooperative Marion, IL · Electric Utilities 1.6M lbs reported
- 3M Co - Tonawanda Tonawanda, NY · Chemicals 1.6M lbs reported
- Johns Manville Corp Plant 8 Defiance, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.6M lbs reported
- Seabring Marine Industries Inc. Williston, FL · Transportation Equipment 1.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 15 chemicals
- Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc Bristol, CT · Hazardous Waste 15 chemicals
- Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant Linden, NJ · Chemicals 15 chemicals
- Global Cos LLC Albany Terminal Albany, NY · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15 chemicals
Other Syensqo Holding Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC, Solvay USA LLC, Cytec Industries 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Methanol; nearby reporters include Allnex USA Inc. Cytec Industries Inc stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Cytec Industries Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cytec Industries Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Willow Island, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 13.4% of Pleasants TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Southern Illinois Power Cooperative (Δ 150 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cytec Industries Inc stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 68.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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