EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant
Decatur, AL · Parent: Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 5.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 20
- Carcinogens
- 8
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant: how the 5.5M lbs splits
5.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 4.3M lbs 77.8%
- Air Releases 1.1M lbs 19.1%
- Off-site Transfers 168.9K lbs 3.0%
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant's 5.5M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 77.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 19.1%. 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.
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CARC-LEAN
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, AL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 997.5K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 5.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 387 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: Daikin America Inc; Mda Manufacturing Inc; 3M Chemical Operations' Decatur Facility; Ineos Styrolution America LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Alabama: Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant; Lion Copolymer Geismar LLC; Madison Industries; Lacc LLC Us/lotte Chemical Louisiana LLC. Other Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC; Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant; Ascend Performance Materials. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Acrylonitrile; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia.
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (77.8% water discharges) across 20 chemicals · 8 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant and Lion Copolymer Geismar LLC.
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.5M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant inside Morgan's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant reports the 71st-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 26.3% of every pound reported in Morgan. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 76.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant and Lion Copolymer Geismar LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Morgan's reported pounds (21.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant's total reported releases rose from 941.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 997.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant's off-site transfers fell from 38.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant's air releases rose from 149.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 171.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant's chemicals reported fell from 10 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant Form-R facts
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See how Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
7.1× more than the comparison
82% more than the comparison
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 Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 39% (1.6M lbs to 997.5K lbs).
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 39% 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 | 1.6M lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 981.9K lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 989.1K lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 941.1K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 997.5K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 8 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Daikin America Inc, Mda Manufacturing Inc, 3M Chemical Operations' Decatur Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant, Lion Copolymer Geismar LLC, Madison Industries.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant on cumulative reported pounds (5.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant, Basin Electric Leland Olds Station, Nearman Creek Power Station. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. 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.
- Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant Seadrift, TX · Chemicals 5.5M lbs reported
- Basin Electric Leland Olds Station Stanton, ND · Electric Utilities 5.6M lbs reported
- Nearman Creek Power Station Kansas City, KS · Electric Utilities 5.6M lbs reported
- Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine Carthage, TN · Metal Mining 5.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant, Ascend Performance Materials.
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), Acrylonitrile, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Daikin America Inc. Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant stamps HEAVY 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 Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · 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.
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Decatur, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 26.3% of Morgan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant (Δ 7.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant stamps HEAVY 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