EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Hydrite Chemical Co.
Cottage Grove, WI
- Total releases
- 179.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 27
- Carcinogens
- 9
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Hydrite Chemical Co.: how the 179.1K lbs splits
179.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 134.4K lbs 75.0%
- Off-site Transfers 44.7K lbs 25.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Hydrite Chemical Co.'s 179.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 75.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 25.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Hydrite Chemical Co. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cottage Grove, WI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 68.5K lbs of releases across 23 chemicals in 2023, and 179.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,446 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Hydrite Chemical Co. is pounds #108 and chemical-count #3 at 179.1K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Danisco USA Inc; Boumatic LLC; Weir Slurry Group Inc; Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC McFarland Terminal. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Wisconsin: Birla Carbon USA Inc; Altuglas LLC; Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center; Titan Coatings Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Ammonia.
Hydrite Chemical Co. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (75.0% air releases) across 27 chemicals · 9 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 179.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Birla Carbon USA Inc and Altuglas LLC.
Hydrite Chemical Co. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
179K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hydrite Chemical Co. in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Hydrite Chemical Co. reports the 666th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17% of its sector. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Birla Carbon USA Inc and Altuglas LLC.
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
- Hydrite Chemical Co.'s total reported releases rose from 31.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 68.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hydrite Chemical Co.'s off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 44.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hydrite Chemical Co.'s air releases fell from 31.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hydrite Chemical Co.'s chemicals reported rose from 21 in 2022 to 23 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hydrite Chemical Co. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Hydrite Chemical Co. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 179.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 167% (25.6K lbs to 68.5K lbs).
Hydrite Chemical Co.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Hydrite Chemical Co. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 167% 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 | 25.6K lbs | 23 |
| 2020 | 20.3K lbs | 25 |
| 2021 | 33.4K lbs | 24 |
| 2022 | 31.2K lbs | 21 |
| 2023 | 68.5K lbs | 23 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 9 of 27 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 59.0K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 20.6K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 20.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 17.3K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 15.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 14.4K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 12.2K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 8.2K lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 2.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dimethylamine | 2.8K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 907 lbs | - |
| Styrene | 460 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 455 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phthalic anhydride | 259 lbs | - |
| Epichlorohydrin | 207 lbs | Carcinogen |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 186 lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 33 lbs | - |
| Ethyl acrylate | 31 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Maleic anhydride | 2 lbs | - |
| Diglycidyl resorcinol ether | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
| N-Hydroxyethylethylenediamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Hydrite Chemical Co. · AIR-pathway site
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Birla Carbon USA Inc, Altuglas LLC, Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hydrite Chemical Co. on cumulative reported pounds (179.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (27). Release-pound peers include Powerton Generating Station, West Fraser Inc Joyce Mill, K81 - Goodland Oilseeds. Chemical-count peers include Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div, Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C., Keystone Power 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div Rumford, ME · Paper 27 chemicals
- Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C. Middlesex, NJ · Hazardous Waste 27 chemicals
- Keystone Power Plant Shelocta, PA · Electric Utilities 27 chemicals
- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Philadelphia Refinery Philadelphia, PA · Petroleum 27 chemicals
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, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Danisco USA Inc. Hydrite Chemical Co. stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Hydrite Chemical Co. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hydrite Chemical Co. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cottage Grove, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 18.3% of Dane TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Powerton Generating Station (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hydrite Chemical Co. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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