Basf Corp
45 facilities · 16 states · 55.6M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Basf Corp is the reported parent of 45 Form R facilities across 16 states, disclosing 55.6M lbs of toxic releases. 44 of 435 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Georgia (24.7M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Basf Corp, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Basf Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-4.3%
35 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-4.1%
11.4 million lb → 11.0 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Basf Corp's total reported releases fell from 11.4 million lb in 2022 to 10.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's land releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 658.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's off-site transfers fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 919.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's water releases rose from 4.0 million lb in 2022 to 4.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Basf Corp from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops; Basf Corp - Freeport Site; Basf Corp; Basf Corp - Beaumont. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: International Paper Co; Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Cyclohexanol; Methanol; Xylene (mixed isomers). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Texas; Louisiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Nonmetallic Mineral Product; Primary Metals; Transportation Equipment. 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: Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops; Basf Corp - Freeport Site; Basf Corp; Basf Corp - Beaumont. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: International Paper Co; Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Cyclohexanol; Methanol; Xylene (mixed isomers). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Texas; Louisiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Nonmetallic Mineral Product; Primary Metals; Transportation Equipment.
Basf Corp ranks #38 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Basf Corp spans 16 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Basf Corp's disclosed pounds are spread across 45 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Basf Corp follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (International Paper Co; Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Basf Corp sits among TRI parents
Basf Corp sits on a disclosure ladder beside International Paper Co and Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Lower disclosed volume
- International Paper Co · rank #39 · 24.7M lbs
- Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc · rank #40 · 22.6M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Basf Corp
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Cyclohexanol; Methanol; Xylene (mixed isomers) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 20.3M lbs |
| Ammonia | 17.3M lbs |
| Cyclohexanol | 2.9M lbs |
| Methanol | 2.6M lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 952.9K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 3 | 24.7M lbs |
| Texas | 6 | 14.9M lbs |
| Louisiana | 4 | 8.9M lbs |
| Alabama | 4 | 1.8M lbs |
| Ohio | 4 | 1.7M lbs |
| Missouri | 4 | 900.3K lbs |
| South Carolina | 5 | 844.2K lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 693.9K lbs |
| Michigan | 5 | 575.8K lbs |
| Iowa | 2 | 442.2K lbs |
| Arkansas | 1 | 15.4K lbs |
| Tennessee | 1 | 13.9K lbs |
| Kentucky | 1 | 12.0K lbs |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 689 lbs |
| California | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (45)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops Attapulgus, GA | 22.0M lbs |
| Basf Corp - Freeport Site Freeport, TX | 9.4M lbs |
| Basf Corp Geismar, LA | 8.8M lbs |
| Basf Corp - Beaumont Beaumont, TX | 3.4M lbs |
| Basf Corp-Savannah Operations Savannah, GA | 2.7M lbs |
| Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC Port Arthur, TX | 1.9M lbs |
| Basf Corp Mc Intosh, AL | 1.7M lbs |
| Basf Corp Elyria, OH | 1.2M lbs |
| Basf Corp - Hannibal Site Palmyra, MO | 900.3K lbs |
| Basf Corp Seneca, SC | 759.6K lbs |
| Basf Corp Erie, PA | 638.4K lbs |
| Basf Malcom, IA | 442.2K lbs |
| Chemetall US Inc Jackson, MI | 354.4K lbs |
| Basf Corp Cincinnati, OH | 326.6K lbs |
| Basf Corp Pasadena Plant Pasadena, TX | 244.4K lbs |
| Basf Corp Greenville, OH | 185.0K lbs |
| Basf Corp Wyandotte, MI | 159.2K lbs |
| Basf Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC Huntsville, AL | 97.4K lbs |
| Basf Corp Monaca, PA | 55.5K lbs |
| Basf Trilon M Theodore, AL | 55.4K lbs |
| Basf North Geismar Site Geismar, LA | 51.4K lbs |
| Basf Corp Mauldin Plant Mauldin, SC | 44.4K lbs |
| Basf Corp Muskegon, MI | 33.9K lbs |
| Basf Corp Zachary, LA | 19.7K lbs |
| Basf Metals LLC Seneca, SC | 18.4K lbs |
| Basf Corp Livonia, MI | 18.4K lbs |
| Basf Corp West Memphis, AR | 15.4K lbs |
| Basf Corp Chattanooga, TN | 13.9K lbs |
| Basf Corp Spartanburg, SC | 12.5K lbs |
| Basf Corp Louisville, KY | 12.0K lbs |
| Basf Toda America Inc Battle Creek, MI | 9.9K lbs |
| Basf Corp - Harbor Term Inal Freeport, TX | 9.5K lbs |
| Basf Corporation/clemson Site Central, SC | 9.2K lbs |
| Basf Corp Sparks, GA | 7.2K lbs |
| Basf Acm Theodore, AL | 888 lbs |
| Basf Agricultural Products de Puerto Rico Manati, PR | 689 lbs |
| Basf Toda America LLC Elyria, OH | 338 lbs |
| Basf Houston Polyurethane Houston, TX | 125 lbs |
| Basf Corp - Vidalia Works Vidalia, LA | 39 lbs |
| Basf Corp - St. Louis Saint Louis, MO | 1 lbs |
| Basf Corp Saint Louis, MO | 0 lbs |
| Basf Corp Fenton, MO | 0 lbs |
| Basf Corp Orange, CA | 0 lbs |
| Basf Corp Appleton, WI | 0 lbs |
| Basf Corp Ames, IA | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Basf Corp on total disclosed release pounds (55.6M lbs) and reporting facility count (45). Release-volume peers include Jbs USA Food Co, United Global Foods US Holdings Inc, Exxon Mobil Corp. Facility-count peers include Illinois Tool Works Inc, Energy Transfer LP, Phillips 66. 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 Georgia, Texas, Louisiana; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Basf Corp's TRI parent record
From Basf Corp, open Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops or compare against International Paper Co rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Basf Corp (Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops in GA). Largest facility
- Compare against International Paper Co, the next-lower disclosed-volume parent. Lower-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Basf Corp sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (International Paper Co, Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Basf Corp'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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