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.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Wacker Chemical Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
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.
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
- Ppl Corp · rank #825 · 25.6M lbs
- Big Rivers Electric Corp · rank #826 · 12.8M lbs
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 |
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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.
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 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
Wacker Chemical 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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