Kimberly-Clark Corp
6 facilities · 6 states · 4.1M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Kimberly-Clark Corp is the reported parent of 6 Form R facilities across 6 states, disclosing 4.1M lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 14 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Tennessee (1.6M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Kimberly-Clark Corp, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Kimberly-Clark Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-13.7%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-13.7%
780.2 thousand lb → 673.1 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Kimberly-Clark Corp's total reported releases fell from 780.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 673.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kimberly-Clark Corp's water releases fell from 772.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 666.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kimberly-Clark Corp's air releases fell from 7.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Kimberly-Clark Corp from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill; Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations; Kimberly-Clark Corp; Kimberly-Clark Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; Tyson Foods Inc; Hitachi Metals America Ltd. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Lead compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Tennessee; Kentucky; Alabama. Industry labels on the parent rollup: 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: Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill; Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations; Kimberly-Clark Corp; Kimberly-Clark Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; Tyson Foods Inc; Hitachi Metals America Ltd. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Lead compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Tennessee; Kentucky; Alabama. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Paper.
Kimberly-Clark Corp ranks #305 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Kimberly-Clark Corp spans 6 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Kimberly-Clark Corp's disclosed pounds are spread across 6 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Kimberly-Clark Corp follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; Tyson Foods Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Kimberly-Clark Corp sits among TRI parents
Kimberly-Clark Corp sits on a disclosure ladder beside Nyrstar US Inc and The Chemours Co and Tyson Foods Inc and Hitachi Metals America Ltd. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Nyrstar US Inc · rank #303 · 114.9M lbs
- The Chemours Co · rank #304 · 40.5M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Tyson Foods Inc · rank #306 · 3.7M lbs
- Hitachi Metals America Ltd · rank #307 · 3.5M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Kimberly-Clark Corp
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Lead compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 1 | 1.6M lbs |
| Kentucky | 1 | 1.6M lbs |
| Alabama | 1 | 697.9K lbs |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 156.4K lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 69.4K lbs |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (6)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill Loudon, TN | 1.6M lbs |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations Owensboro, KY | 1.6M lbs |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp Mobile, AL | 697.9K lbs |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp Jenks, OK | 156.4K lbs |
| Kimberly-Clark Pennsylvania L Lc Chester, PA | 69.4K lbs |
| Kimberly Clark Palmetto Beech Island, SC | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Kimberly-Clark Corp on total disclosed release pounds (4.1M lbs) and reporting facility count (6). Release-volume peers include Howmet Aerospace Inc, Patrick Industries Inc, Fujifilm Holdings America Corp. 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 Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Kimberly-Clark Corp's TRI parent record
From Kimberly-Clark Corp, open Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill or compare against Nyrstar US Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Kimberly-Clark Corp (Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill 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 Kimberly-Clark Corp 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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