EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Arkema Inc
Axis, AL · Parent: Arkema Delaware Inc
- Total releases
- 788.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Arkema Inc: how the 788.5K lbs splits
788.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 597.2K lbs 75.7%
- Air Releases 185.0K lbs 23.5%
- Off-site Transfers 6.3K lbs 0.8%
Arkema Inc's 788.5K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 75.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 23.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume WATER pathway CARC-LEAN
Arkema Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Axis, AL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 172.6K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 788.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,502 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pmc Organometallix Inc; U.S. Amines (bucks) LLC; Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC; Lenzing Fibers Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Alabama: Kemira Chemicals Inc; Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site; Koppers Inc; Chemtrade Solutions-Syracuse. Other Arkema Delaware Inc sites in this extract: Arkema Inc; Bostik Inc; Bostik Inc.; Bostik Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Methyl methacrylate; Trade Secret; Butyl acrylate.
Arkema Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (75.7% water discharges) across 10 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 788.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kemira Chemicals Inc and Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site.
Arkema Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
788K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Arkema Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Arkema Inc reports the 308th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 75.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Kemira Chemicals Inc and Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Arkema Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 75.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Arkema Inc's total reported releases rose from 157.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 172.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Arkema Inc's water releases rose from 120.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 137.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Arkema Inc's air releases fell from 35.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Arkema Inc Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Arkema Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 788.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3% (167.1K lbs to 172.6K lbs).
Arkema Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Arkema Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 167.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 133.5K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 158.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 157.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 172.6K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 598.5K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 79.7K lbs | - |
| Trade Secret | 60.5K lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 34.2K lbs | - |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 8.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 6.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethyl acrylate | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Arkema Inc · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Arkema Inc
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Pmc Organometallix Inc, U.S. Amines (bucks) LLC, Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Arkema Inc on cumulative reported pounds (788.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Cooper Standard Automotive, Bristol Metals LP. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 788.6K lbs reported
- Cooper Standard Automotive Bowling Green, OH · Plastics and Rubber 788.6K lbs reported
- Bristol Metals LP Bristol, TN · Primary Metals 788.9K lbs reported
- Wildcat Gas Plant Kermit, TX · Natural Gas Processing 787.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Arkema Delaware Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Arkema Inc, Bostik Inc, Bostik Inc..
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methyl methacrylate, Trade Secret, Butyl acrylate; nearby reporters include Pmc Organometallix Inc. Arkema Inc stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Arkema Inc TRI extract (MID · WATER · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Arkema Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Axis, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 1.5% of Mobile TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp (Δ 91 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Arkema Inc stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov