Wacker Chemical Corp

4 facilities · 4 states · 602.1K lbs total releases

According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Wacker Chemical Corp is the reported parent of 4 Form R facilities across 4 states, disclosing 602.1K lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 18 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Kentucky (494.3K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Wacker Chemical Corp, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.

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Release-over-release change

What changed for Wacker Chemical Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

-8.0%

4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

-8.0%

129.6 thousand lb → 119.2 thousand lb, every facility that filed

  • Wacker Chemical Corp's total reported releases fell from 129.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 119.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Wacker Chemical Corp's off-site transfers fell from 439 lb in 2022 to 273 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Wacker Chemical Corp's air releases fell from 129.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 118.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

TRI parent disclosure trail

Read Wacker Chemical Corp from filing to facility

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div; Wacker Chemical Corp; Wacker Chemical Corp; Wacker Polysilicon N.a.. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Ppl Corp; Big Rivers Electric Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Vinyl acetate; Methanol; Toluene; Ammonia. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Kentucky; Iowa; Michigan. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Food; Primary Metals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.

Total Releases
602.1K lbs
Facilities
4
Chemicals
18
Carcinogens
4

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div; Wacker Chemical Corp; Wacker Chemical Corp; Wacker Polysilicon N.a.. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Ppl Corp; Big Rivers Electric Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Vinyl acetate; Methanol; Toluene; Ammonia. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Kentucky; Iowa; Michigan. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Food; Primary Metals.

Wacker Chemical Corp ranks #827 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Wacker Chemical Corp files across 4 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div accounts for most of Wacker Chemical Corp's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.

Parent aggregation for Wacker Chemical Corp 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 Wacker Chemical Corp sits among TRI parents

Wacker Chemical Corp 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

Largest chemicals disclosed by Wacker Chemical Corp

Ethylene; Vinyl acetate; Methanol; Toluene; Ammonia lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.

Chemical Disclosed lbs
Ethylene 223.4K lbs
Vinyl acetate 142.8K lbs
Methanol 116.1K lbs
Toluene 76.2K lbs
Ammonia 19.3K lbs

Where does this company operate?

State Facilities Total Releases
Kentucky 1 494.3K lbs
Iowa 1 76.2K lbs
Michigan 1 21.2K lbs
Tennessee 1 10.5K lbs

Facilities (4)

Facility Releases
Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div Calvert City, KY 494.3K lbs
Wacker Chemical Corp Eddyville, IA 76.2K lbs
Wacker Chemical Corp Adrian, MI 21.2K lbs
Wacker Polysilicon N.a. Charleston, TN 10.5K lbs

Frequently Asked Questions

How much pollution does Wacker Chemical Corp release?
Wacker Chemical Corp discloses 602.1K lbs across 4 facilities. On the ladder it sits near Ppl Corp and Big Rivers Electric Corp. Wacker Chemical Corp ranks #827 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set.
How many facilities does Wacker Chemical Corp operate?
Wacker Chemical Corp maps to 4 facilities in Kentucky, Iowa, Michigan, including Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div; Wacker Chemical Corp; Wacker Chemical Corp; Wacker Polysilicon N.a.. Releases are facility-concentrated: Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div accounts for most of Wacker Chemical Corp's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
What industries and chemicals show up for Wacker Chemical Corp?
Wacker Chemical Corp's disclosed pounds span Chemicals; Food; Primary Metals, with Chemicals leading the parent total. Wacker Chemical Corp's largest disclosed chemicals by pounds are Ethylene, Vinyl acetate, Methanol, Toluene, Ammonia (carcinogen flags appear on at least one of those chemicals in the TRI extract). Neighbor parents: Ppl Corp; Big Rivers Electric Corp.
Does Wacker Chemical Corp release carcinogens?
Yes - 4 carcinogen-flagged substances appear in the extract. Largest by pounds include Ethylene; Vinyl acetate; Methanol; Toluene; Ammonia.

Compare beyond the release ladder

Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count

Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Wacker Chemical Corp on total disclosed release pounds (602.1K lbs) and reporting facility count (4). Release-volume peers include Frazier Industrial Co, Polymer Additives Inc, Andersen Corp. Facility-count peers include A Stucki Holding Corp, Advanced Heat Treat Corp, Alleima USA LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.

About This Data

EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Kentucky, Iowa, Michigan; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files

What to do with Wacker Chemical Corp's TRI parent record

From Wacker Chemical Corp, open Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div or compare against Ppl Corp rather than reading rank alone.

  • Open the largest Form R site for Wacker Chemical Corp (Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div 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 Wacker Chemical 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

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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.

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