Clariant Corp
6 facilities · 4 states · 4.8M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Clariant Corp is the reported parent of 6 Form R facilities across 4 states, disclosing 4.8M lbs of toxic releases. 12 of 78 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Kentucky (4.6M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Clariant Corp, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Clariant Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-32.8%
6 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-32.8%
929.0 thousand lb → 623.9 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Clariant Corp's total reported releases fell from 929.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 623.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clariant Corp's air releases fell from 223.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 142.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clariant Corp's off-site transfers fell from 705.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 481.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Clariant Corp from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility; Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility; Clariant Corporation - Reserve Site; Clariant Corp-Mount Holly West Plant. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Ppl Corp; Big Rivers Electric Corp; US Department of Defense; Duke Energy Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Zinc compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Copper compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Kentucky; Louisiana; North Carolina. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Chemical Wholesalers. 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: Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility; Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility; Clariant Corporation - Reserve Site; Clariant Corp-Mount Holly West Plant. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Ppl Corp; Big Rivers Electric Corp; US Department of Defense; Duke Energy Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Zinc compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Copper compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Kentucky; Louisiana; North Carolina. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Chemical Wholesalers.
Clariant Corp ranks #273 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Clariant Corp files across 4 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Clariant Corp's disclosed pounds are spread across 6 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Clariant Corp follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Ppl Corp; Big Rivers Electric Corp; US Department of Defense) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Clariant Corp sits among TRI parents
Clariant Corp sits on a disclosure ladder beside Ppl Corp and Big Rivers Electric Corp and US Department of Defense and Duke Energy Corp. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Ppl Corp · rank #271 · 25.6M lbs
- Big Rivers Electric Corp · rank #272 · 12.8M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- US Department of Defense · rank #274 · 4.4M lbs
- Duke Energy Corp · rank #275 · 4.1M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Clariant Corp
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Zinc compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Copper compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.5M lbs |
| Ammonia | 800.6K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 280.8K lbs |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 252.8K lbs |
| Copper compounds | 170.0K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 2 | 4.6M lbs |
| Louisiana | 2 | 108.4K lbs |
| North Carolina | 1 | 67.6K lbs |
| Texas | 1 | 3.6K lbs |
Facilities (6)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility Louisville, KY | 3.3M lbs |
| Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility Louisville, KY | 1.4M lbs |
| Clariant Corporation - Reserve Site Reserve, LA | 71.2K lbs |
| Clariant Corp-Mount Holly West Plant Mount Holly, NC | 67.6K lbs |
| Clariant Corp - Broussard Site Broussard, LA | 37.2K lbs |
| Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant Pasadena, TX | 3.6K lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Clariant Corp on total disclosed release pounds (4.8M lbs) and reporting facility count (6). Release-volume peers include The Dow Chemical Co, Univar USA Inc, Smyrna Ready Mix LLC. Facility-count peers include Abbott Laboratories, Agribeef Co, Allnex USA 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
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Clariant Corp's TRI parent record
From Clariant Corp, open Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility or compare against Ppl Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Clariant Corp (Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility 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 Clariant Corp 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
Clariant 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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