EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Chemex Inc
Tampa, FL · Parent: Khh Inc
- Total releases
- 2.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Chemex Inc: how the 2.3K lbs splits
2.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.3K lbs 100.0%
Chemex Inc's 2.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Chemex Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tampa, FL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 2.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 12,541 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Florida's 659 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chemex Inc is pounds #289 and chemical-count #188 at 2.3K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC leads reported pounds (116.3M lbs) at 27 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (2.4M lbs, pounds #15). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sun Coatings Inc; Lv Thompson Inc DBA Tamco; International Ship Repair & Marine Services Inc.; Associated Asphalt Tampa LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Florida: Welsco Inc.; Henkel US Operation Corp; Actavis Elizabeth LLC; Induron Coatings Inc. Other Khh Inc sites in this extract: Sun Coatings Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Ethylbenzene; o-Xylene.
Chemex Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.3K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Welsco Inc. and Henkel US Operation Corp.
Chemex Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.3K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chemex Inc: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Chemex Inc reports the 2,595th-largest volume (2.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Florida include Welsco Inc. and Henkel US Operation Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chemex Inc's pounds in one chemical - here 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Chemex Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chemex Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Chemex Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Chemex Inc year-over-year reported totals. 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: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 2.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| o-Xylene | 0 lbs | - |
Chemex Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chemex Inc
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Sun Coatings Inc, Lv Thompson Inc DBA Tamco, International Ship Repair & Marine Services Inc., ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chemex Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Welsco Inc., U S Gypsum Co Oakfield Plant, Comfort Line Ltd. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
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Other Khh Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sun Coatings Inc.
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 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Ethylbenzene, o-Xylene; nearby reporters include Sun Coatings Inc. Chemex Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Chemex Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chemex Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tampa, FL, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Hillsborough TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Welsco Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chemex Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. 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