Ashland Inc
4 facilities · 3 states · 14.8M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Ashland Inc is the reported parent of 4 Form R facilities across 3 states, disclosing 14.8M lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 24 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Texas (11.6M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Ashland Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Ashland Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-14.3%
4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+0.0%
2.8 million lb → 2.8 million lb, every facility that filed
- Ashland Inc's air releases fell from 46.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ashland Inc's off-site transfers rose from 594.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 628.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ashland Inc's land releases fell from 2.1 million lb in 2022 to 2.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Ashland Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Isp Technologies Inc; Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant); Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.; Isp Chemicals LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Ethylene glycol; Methanol; Ammonia. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Texas; New Jersey; Ohio. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Isp Technologies Inc; Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant); Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.; Isp Chemicals LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Ethylene glycol; Methanol; Ammonia. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Texas; New Jersey; Ohio. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals.
Ashland Inc ranks #117 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Ashland Inc files across 3 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Isp Technologies Inc accounts for most of Ashland Inc's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Ashland Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Ashland Inc sits among TRI parents
Ashland Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Targa Resources Corp and Ineos US I Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Targa Resources Corp · rank #115 · 105.5M lbs
- Ineos US I Inc · rank #116 · 94.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Ashland Inc
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Ethylene glycol; Methanol; Ammonia lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Isp Technologies Inc. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 10.7M lbs |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 2.9M lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | 1.1M lbs |
| Methanol | 260.2K lbs |
| Ammonia | 246.6K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2 | 11.6M lbs |
| New Jersey | 1 | 3.2M lbs |
| Ohio | 1 | 42.2K lbs |
Facilities (4)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Isp Technologies Inc Texas City, TX | 11.5M lbs |
| Ashland Specialty Ingredients (parlin Plant) Parlin, NJ | 3.2M lbs |
| Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. Kenedy, TX | 77.1K lbs |
| Isp Chemicals LLC Columbus, OH | 42.2K lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Ashland Inc on total disclosed release pounds (14.8M lbs) and reporting facility count (4). Release-volume peers include McWane Inc, Real Alloy Holding LLC, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Facility-count peers include A Stucki Holding Corp, Advanced Heat Treat Corp, Alleima USA LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Texas, New Jersey, Ohio; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Ashland Inc's TRI parent record
From Ashland Inc, open Isp Technologies Inc or compare against Targa Resources Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Ashland Inc (Isp Technologies Inc in TX). Largest facility
- Compare against Ineos US I Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Ashland Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Targa Resources Corp, Ineos US I Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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