EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ascend Performance Materials
Foley, AL · Parent: Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 201 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
Ascend Performance Materials is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Foley, AL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 201 lbs of releases across 1 chemical, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 15,846 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Vulcan Inc; Rohr Inc (a Collins Aerospace Company); Crown USA Inc.; Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Foley. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Alabama: Blue Cube Operations LLC; Ecolab Inc; Diversey; Nouryon. Other Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC; Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant; Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Ascend Performance Materials has reported 201 lbs of toxic releases across 1 chemical to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. The facility operates in the Chemicals sector. The primary release pathway is off-site transfers, accounting for 100% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ascend Performance Materials reports the 3,094th-largest volume (201 lbs).
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Ascend Performance Materials files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 325991 (Chemicals). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 201 lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 1 distinct chemical. Largest chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
The dominant release pathway is off-site transfers at 201 lbs (99.9% of total volume), followed by air releases at 0.1%. Between 2019 and 2023, reported totals decreased by 100% - from 12 lbs to 0 lbs. The facility is operated under parent company Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc alongside Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC; Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant; Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant. Nearest other TRI reporters: Vulcan Inc; Rohr Inc (a Collins Aerospace Company); Crown USA Inc.; Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Foley. Similar-scale peers outside Alabama: Blue Cube Operations LLC; Ecolab Inc; Diversey; Nouryon.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Ascend Performance Materials has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open Vulcan Inc for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ascend Performance Materials releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 201 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (12 lbs to 0 lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Ascend Performance Materials - annual TRI totals
- 2019 0
2019
0 million lbs
- 2020 0
2020
0 million lbs
- 2021 0
2021
0 million lbs
- 2022 0
2022
0 million lbs
- 2023 0
2023
0 million lbs
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 86 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 103 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 201 lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ascend Performance Materials
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Vulcan Inc, Rohr Inc (a Collins Aerospace Company), Crown USA Inc., ordered by distance.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Blue Cube Operations LLC, Ecolab Inc, Diversey.
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 Operations Llc-Decatur Plant.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Vulcan Inc. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. The presence of a facility in the TRI database does not by itself indicate a health risk. For site-specific health questions, consult your local environmental or health agency.
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- Compare Ascend Performance Materials with nearby reporter Vulcan Inc before treating rank as risk. Open Vulcan Inc
- Cross-check similar-scale peer Blue Cube Operations LLC outside Alabama. Open Blue Cube Operations LLC
Rank and named neighbors (Vulcan Inc, Rohr Inc (a Collins Aerospace Company)) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Ascend Performance Materials. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.