Eastman Chemical Co
15 facilities · 12 states · 37.6M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Eastman Chemical Co is the reported parent of 15 Form R facilities across 12 states, disclosing 37.6M lbs of toxic releases. 28 of 171 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Tennessee (17.4M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Eastman Chemical Co, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Eastman Chemical Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-7.9%
14 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-7.9%
7.9 million lb → 7.3 million lb, every facility that filed
- Eastman Chemical Co's total reported releases fell from 7.9 million lb in 2022 to 7.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eastman Chemical Co's land releases fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 922.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eastman Chemical Co's air releases fell from 4.7 million lb in 2022 to 4.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eastman Chemical Co's chemicals reported fell from 83 in 2022 to 75 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Eastman Chemical Co from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations; Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations; Taminco US LLC; Solutia Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; US Department of Defense; Vibrantz Technologies Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ethylene; Ethylene glycol; Methanol; Propylene. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Tennessee; Texas; Louisiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Plastics and Rubber; Paper. 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: Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations; Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations; Taminco US LLC; Solutia Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; US Department of Defense; Vibrantz Technologies Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ethylene; Ethylene glycol; Methanol; Propylene. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Tennessee; Texas; Louisiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Plastics and Rubber; Paper.
Eastman Chemical Co ranks #52 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Eastman Chemical Co spans 12 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Eastman Chemical Co's disclosed pounds are spread across 15 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Eastman Chemical Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; US Department of Defense) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Eastman Chemical Co sits among TRI parents
Eastman Chemical Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Nyrstar US Inc and The Chemours Co and US Department of Defense and Vibrantz Technologies Inc.. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Nyrstar US Inc · rank #50 · 114.9M lbs
- The Chemours Co · rank #51 · 40.5M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- US Department of Defense · rank #53 · 22.5M lbs
- Vibrantz Technologies Inc. · rank #54 · 16.5M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Eastman Chemical Co
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ethylene; Ethylene glycol; Methanol; Propylene lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 8.3M lbs |
| Ethylene | 5.1M lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | 3.0M lbs |
| Methanol | 2.9M lbs |
| Propylene | 1.9M lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 1 | 17.4M lbs |
| Texas | 1 | 11.3M lbs |
| Louisiana | 1 | 2.9M lbs |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 2.5M lbs |
| Virginia | 4 | 2.1M lbs |
| Florida | 1 | 980.3K lbs |
| Alabama | 1 | 142.4K lbs |
| South Carolina | 1 | 112.3K lbs |
| Michigan | 1 | 51.5K lbs |
| New York | 1 | 13.7K lbs |
| Maryland | 1 | 5.9K lbs |
| Illinois | 1 | 42 lbs |
Facilities (15)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations Kingsport, TN | 17.4M lbs |
| Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations Longview, TX | 11.3M lbs |
| Taminco US LLC Saint Gabriel, LA | 2.9M lbs |
| Solutia Inc Springfield, MA | 2.5M lbs |
| Eastman Performance Films LLC - Plant II Fieldale, VA | 1.7M lbs |
| Taminco US LLC Pace, FL | 980.3K lbs |
| Eastman Performance Films Llc-Axton Facility Axton, VA | 333.9K lbs |
| Solutia Inc Anniston Plant Anniston, AL | 142.4K lbs |
| Eastman Chemical Co South Carolina Operations Gaston, SC | 112.3K lbs |
| Eastman Performance Films LLC Martinsville, VA | 108.6K lbs |
| Solutia Inc Trenton, MI | 51.5K lbs |
| Knowlton Technologies LLC Watertown, NY | 13.7K lbs |
| Eastman Performance Films Llc-Plant 1 Fieldale, VA | 13.6K lbs |
| Eastman Specialties Corp Chestertown, MD | 5.9K lbs |
| Solutia Inc P2S5 Plant Sauget, IL | 42 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Eastman Chemical Co on total disclosed release pounds (37.6M lbs) and reporting facility count (15). Release-volume peers include McCain Foods USA Inc, Marathon Petroleum Corp, Pbf Energy Inc. Facility-count peers include Bae Systems Inc, Bridgestone Americas Inc, Clarios LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
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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 Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Eastman Chemical Co's TRI parent record
From Eastman Chemical Co, open Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations or compare against Nyrstar US Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Eastman Chemical Co (Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations in TN). Largest facility
- Compare against The Chemours Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Eastman Chemical Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Nyrstar US Inc, The Chemours Co) 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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