EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Viskase Cos Inc
Osceola, AR · Parent: Viskase Cos Inc
- Total releases
- 8.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Viskase Cos Inc: how the 8.6M lbs splits
8.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 8.5M lbs 98.7%
- Water Discharges 111.9K lbs 1.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Viskase Cos Inc's 8.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 1.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Carbon disulfide.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Viskase Cos Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Osceola, AR, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 1.8M lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 8.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 250 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Big River Steel LLC; Plum Point Energy Station; American Greetings; Sms Technical Services LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Arkansas: Viskase Corp; Onyx Collection Inc; Explore Industries USA Inc; Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 73. Other Viskase Cos Inc sites in this extract: Viskase Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Carbon disulfide; Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; Chlorine.
Viskase Cos Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.7% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Viskase Corp and Onyx Collection Inc.
Viskase Cos Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.6M 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
Viskase Cos Inc inside Mississippi's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Viskase Cos Inc reports the 3rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 35.4% of every pound reported in Mississippi. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Carbon disulfide alone is 76.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Viskase Corp and Onyx Collection Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Mississippi's reported pounds (24.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Viskase Cos Inc's total reported releases rose from 1.6 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Viskase Cos Inc's water releases fell from 27.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Viskase Cos Inc's air releases rose from 1.6 million lb in 2022 to 1.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Viskase Cos Inc Form-R facts
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79% 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 Viskase Cos Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (1.8M lbs to 1.8M lbs).
Viskase Cos Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Viskase Cos Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased 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: Carbon disulfide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.8M lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.8M lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.6M lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 1.6M lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 1.8M lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon disulfide | 6.6M lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 1.7M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 339.0K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 25 lbs | - |
Viskase Cos Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Viskase Cos Inc
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Big River Steel LLC, Plum Point Energy Station, American Greetings, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Viskase Corp, Onyx Collection Inc, Explore Industries USA Inc.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Viskase Cos Inc on cumulative reported pounds (8.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Citgo Petroleum Corp, Black Hills Corp - Neil Simpson Complex, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Viskase Cos Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Viskase 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 Carbon disulfide, Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Chlorine; nearby reporters include Big River Steel LLC. Viskase Cos Inc stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Viskase Cos Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead Carbon disulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Viskase Cos Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Osceola, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326121 · Plastics and Rubber. 35.4% of Mississippi TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Citgo Petroleum Corp (Δ 75.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Viskase Cos Inc stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Carbon disulfide. 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