Bakelite US Holdco Inc.
9 facilities · 8 states · 2.0M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Bakelite US Holdco Inc. is the reported parent of 9 Form R facilities across 8 states, disclosing 2.0M lbs of toxic releases. 6 of 60 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Kentucky (1.2M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Bakelite US Holdco Inc., including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Bakelite US Holdco Inc.: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+11.0%
7 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+37.3%
368.3 thousand lb → 505.6 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 2 facilities filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Bakelite US Holdco Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 368.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 408.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bakelite US Holdco Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 159.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 194.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bakelite US Holdco Inc.'s water releases rose from 45.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bakelite US Holdco Inc.'s air releases rose from 163.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 164.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Bakelite US Holdco Inc. from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Bakelite Synthetics; Bakelite Synthetics; Bakelite Chemicals LLC; Bakelite Chemicals LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Ppl Corp; Big Rivers Electric Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phenol; Methanol; Zinc compounds; Ammonia; Formaldehyde. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Kentucky; North Carolina; Texas. 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: Bakelite Synthetics; Bakelite Synthetics; Bakelite Chemicals LLC; Bakelite Chemicals LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Ppl Corp; Big Rivers Electric Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phenol; Methanol; Zinc compounds; Ammonia; Formaldehyde. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Kentucky; North Carolina; Texas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals.
Bakelite US Holdco Inc. ranks #466 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Bakelite US Holdco Inc. spans 8 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Bakelite US Holdco Inc.'s disclosed pounds are spread across 9 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Bakelite US Holdco Inc. follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Ppl Corp; Big Rivers Electric Corp) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Bakelite US Holdco Inc. sits among TRI parents
Bakelite US Holdco Inc. sits on a disclosure ladder beside Ppl Corp and Big Rivers Electric Corp. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Ppl Corp · rank #464 · 25.6M lbs
- Big Rivers Electric Corp · rank #465 · 12.8M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Bakelite US Holdco Inc.
Phenol; Methanol; Zinc compounds; Ammonia; Formaldehyde lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Bakelite Synthetics. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Phenol | 694.7K lbs |
| Methanol | 598.3K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 279.4K lbs |
| Ammonia | 240.4K lbs |
| Formaldehyde | 194.6K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1 | 1.2M lbs |
| North Carolina | 1 | 460.2K lbs |
| Texas | 1 | 124.6K lbs |
| Oregon | 2 | 98.6K lbs |
| Mississippi | 1 | 88.5K lbs |
| Ohio | 1 | 17.9K lbs |
| Michigan | 1 | 9.2K lbs |
| Arkansas | 1 | 8.2K lbs |
Facilities (9)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Bakelite Synthetics Louisville, KY | 1.2M lbs |
| Bakelite Synthetics Riegelwood, NC | 460.2K lbs |
| Bakelite Chemicals LLC Lufkin, TX | 124.6K lbs |
| Bakelite Chemicals LLC Taylorsville, MS | 88.5K lbs |
| Bakelite Chemicals LLC Albany, OR | 62.0K lbs |
| Bakelite Chemicals LLC Eugene, OR | 36.6K lbs |
| Bakelite Chemicals LLC Columbus, OH | 17.9K lbs |
| Bakelite Chemicals LLC Grayling, MI | 9.2K lbs |
| Bakelite Chemicals LLC - Crossett Ar Crossett, AR | 8.2K lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Bakelite US Holdco Inc. on total disclosed release pounds (2.0M lbs) and reporting facility count (9). Release-volume peers include Air Products & Chemicals Inc, Cabinetworks Group Inc, Taxi Workhorse Holdings LLC. Facility-count peers include Akzo Nobel Inc, Allied Aviation Holding Co, American Honda Motor Co Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
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 Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Bakelite US Holdco Inc.'s TRI parent record
From Bakelite US Holdco Inc., open Bakelite Synthetics or compare against Ppl Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Bakelite US Holdco Inc. (Bakelite Synthetics in KY). Largest facility
- Compare against Big Rivers Electric Corp, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Bakelite US Holdco Inc. sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Ppl Corp, Big Rivers Electric Corp) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Bakelite US Holdco Inc.'s record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
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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