EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Kohler Co
Huntsville, AL · Parent: Kohler Co
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Kohler Co: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.6M lbs 99.2%
- Off-site Transfers 13.3K lbs 0.8%
Kohler Co's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Kohler Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Huntsville, AL, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 272.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 986 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Basf Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC; Nextek Inc; Remington Arms Co LLC; Line-X LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Alabama: Better Way Products; Eastman Performance Films LLC - Plant II; Industrial Laminates/norplex LLC; Daramic LLC. Other Kohler Co sites in this extract: Kohler Co; Kohler Co; Kohler Co.; Kohler Co. Casa Grande. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Kohler Co stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.2% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Better Way Products and Eastman Performance Films LLC - Plant II.
Kohler Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kohler Co: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Kohler Co reports the 15th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Alabama include Better Way Products and Eastman Performance Films LLC - Plant II.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kohler Co's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kohler Co's total reported releases fell from 310.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 272.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kohler Co's off-site transfers fell from 13.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kohler Co's air releases fell from 297.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 272.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kohler Co Form-R facts
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16.6× more than the comparison
78% less 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 Kohler Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 28% (376.7K lbs to 272.4K lbs).
Kohler Co: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kohler Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 28% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 376.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 356.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 296.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 310.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 272.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 1.6M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Kohler Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kohler Co
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Basf Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC, Nextek Inc, Remington Arms Co LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Better Way Products, Eastman Performance Films LLC - Plant II, Industrial Laminates/norplex LLC.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kohler Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include American Electric Power Flint Creek Plant, Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC, Cargill Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Styrene, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Basf Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC. Kohler Co stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Kohler Co TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kohler Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Huntsville, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326191 · Plastics and Rubber. 9.6% of Madison TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Electric Power Flint Creek Plant (Δ 980 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kohler Co stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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