Wynnchurch Capital
3 facilities · 3 states · 218.1K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Wynnchurch Capital is the reported parent of 3 Form R facilities across 3 states, disclosing 218.1K lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 11 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Wisconsin (217.8K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Wynnchurch Capital, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Wynnchurch Capital: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+51.7%
3 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+51.7%
39.0 thousand lb → 59.1 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Wynnchurch Capital's total reported releases rose from 39.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 59.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wynnchurch Capital's air releases rose from 33.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 52.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wynnchurch Capital's off-site transfers rose from 5.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Wynnchurch Capital from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Appvion LLC; Portland Forge; Portland Forge. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Foremost Farms USA Cooperative; Wec Energy Group. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Zinc compounds; Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22); Lead compounds; Manganese. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Wisconsin; Indiana; Kentucky. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Paper; Fabricated 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: Appvion LLC; Portland Forge; Portland Forge. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Foremost Farms USA Cooperative; Wec Energy Group. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Zinc compounds; Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22); Lead compounds; Manganese. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Wisconsin; Indiana; Kentucky. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Paper; Fabricated Metals.
Wynnchurch Capital ranks #1,252 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Wynnchurch Capital files across 3 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Appvion LLC accounts for most of Wynnchurch Capital's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Wynnchurch Capital follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Foremost Farms USA Cooperative; Wec Energy Group) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Wynnchurch Capital sits among TRI parents
Wynnchurch Capital sits on a disclosure ladder beside Foremost Farms USA Cooperative and Wec Energy Group. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Foremost Farms USA Cooperative · rank #1,250 · 11.6M lbs
- Wec Energy Group · rank #1,251 · 7.5M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Wynnchurch Capital
Methanol; Zinc compounds; Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22); Lead compounds; Manganese lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Appvion LLC. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Methanol | 189.2K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 24.2K lbs |
| Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) | 4.1K lbs |
| Lead compounds | 164 lbs |
| Manganese | 139 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 1 | 217.8K lbs |
| Indiana | 1 | 223 lbs |
| Kentucky | 1 | 126 lbs |
Facilities (3)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Appvion LLC Appleton, WI | 217.8K lbs |
| Portland Forge Portland, IN | 223 lbs |
| Portland Forge Lebanon, KY | 126 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Wynnchurch Capital on total disclosed release pounds (218.1K lbs) and reporting facility count (3). Release-volume peers include C&d Technologies Inc, General Mills Inc, Chemtrade Holdco US Inc. Facility-count peers include A-Gas US Holdings Inc, Abb Holdings Inc, Adams Resources & Energy Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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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 Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Wynnchurch Capital's TRI parent record
From Wynnchurch Capital, open Appvion LLC or compare against Foremost Farms USA Cooperative rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Wynnchurch Capital (Appvion LLC in WI). Largest facility
- Compare against Wec Energy Group, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Wynnchurch Capital sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Wec Energy Group) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Wynnchurch Capital'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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