EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lanxess - Central
El Dorado, AR · Parent: Lanxess Corp
- Total releases
- 3.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Lanxess - Central: how the 3.4M lbs splits
3.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 2.6M lbs 75.4%
- Air Releases 686.8K lbs 20.2%
- Off-site Transfers 150.3K lbs 4.4%
- Water Discharges 1.3K lbs <0.1%
Lanxess - Central's 3.4M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 75.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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 LAND pathway CARC-MID
Lanxess - Central is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in El Dorado, AR, in the chemicals sector. It reported 348.1K lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 3.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 579 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 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: Lion Oil Co; Roseburg Forest Products - el Dorado Mdf; Continental Carbonic Products Inc.; Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Arkansas: Basf Corp - Beaumont; Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC; Itafos Conda LLC; Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co.. Other Lanxess Corp sites in this extract: Lanxess - West Plant; Lanxess - South Plant; Lanxess Corp; Lanxess Corp Plant 2. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Dichloromethane; Methanol; Bromine.
Lanxess - Central stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (75.4% land disposal) across 17 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Basf Corp - Beaumont and Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC.
Lanxess - Central vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.4M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lanxess - Central in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lanxess - Central reports the 109th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Basf Corp - Beaumont and Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lanxess - Central's total reported releases fell from 619.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 348.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lanxess - Central's land releases fell from 465.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 189.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lanxess - Central's water releases rose from 61 lb in 2022 to 85 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lanxess - Central's off-site transfers fell from 26.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lanxess - Central Form-R facts
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See how Lanxess - Central stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
72% more than the comparison
31% 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 Lanxess - Central releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 55% (776.5K lbs to 348.1K lbs).
Lanxess - Central: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Lanxess - Central year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 55% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 776.5K lbs | 17 |
| 2020 | 528.2K lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 1.1M lbs | 17 |
| 2022 | 619.2K lbs | 17 |
| 2023 | 348.1K lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.4M lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 1.4M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 431.0K lbs | - |
| Bromine | 80.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 52.0K lbs | - |
| Bromomethane | 31.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 17.4K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 12.4K lbs | - |
| 1-Bromopropane | 8.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Triethylamine | 8.4K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 7.7K lbs | - |
| Tetrabromobisphenol A | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Phosgene | 6.1K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrazine | 619 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chloropicrin | 76 lbs | - |
Lanxess - Central · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lanxess - Central
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Lion Oil Co, Roseburg Forest Products - el Dorado Mdf, Continental Carbonic Products Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Basf Corp - Beaumont, Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC, Itafos Conda LLC.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lanxess - Central on cumulative reported pounds (3.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Basf Corp - Beaumont, Smc Nye Mine Site, Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lanxess Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lanxess - West Plant, Lanxess - South Plant, Lanxess Corp.
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 Ammonia, Dichloromethane, Methanol, Bromine; nearby reporters include Lion Oil Co. Lanxess - Central stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-MID 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 Lanxess - Central TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-MID · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lanxess - Central totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for El Dorado, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 11.6% of Union TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Basf Corp - Beaumont (Δ 250 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lanxess - Central stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-MID · lead Ammonia. 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