EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kraton Chemical LLC
Panama City, FL · Parent: Kraton Chemical Co LLC
- Total releases
- 207.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Kraton Chemical LLC: how the 207.0K lbs splits
207.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 203.9K lbs 98.5%
- Off-site Transfers 3.2K lbs 1.5%
Kraton Chemical LLC's 207.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Kraton Chemical LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Panama City, FL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 41.5K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 207.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,184 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. Kraton Chemical LLC is pounds #81 and chemical-count #92 at 207.0K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hollingshead Materials (formerly Westrock Cp LLC Rock-Tenn; Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Panama City; Chevron Panama City Terminal; Ready Mix USA LLC - Panama City Main Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Florida: Eastman Kodak Co Eastman Business Park; Baxalta US Inc. Part of the Takeda Group; Whitford Corp; Linde Toledo Facility. Other Kraton Chemical Co LLC sites in this extract: Kraton Corp; Kraton Chemical LLC; Kraton Chemical Co LLC; Kraton Chemical Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide; Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene; Biphenyl.
Kraton Chemical LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.5% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 207.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Eastman Kodak Co Eastman Business Park and Baxalta US Inc. Part of the Takeda Group.
Kraton Chemical LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
207K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kraton Chemical LLC: Hydrogen sulfide-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kraton Chemical LLC reports the 623rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen sulfide alone is 68.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Florida include Eastman Kodak Co Eastman Business Park and Baxalta US Inc. Part of the Takeda Group.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kraton Chemical LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen sulfide at 68.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kraton Chemical LLC's total reported releases fell from 45.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kraton Chemical LLC's off-site transfers fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kraton Chemical LLC's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kraton Chemical LLC's air releases fell from 43.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kraton Chemical LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kraton Chemical LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 207.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 15% (36.1K lbs to 41.5K lbs).
Kraton Chemical LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kraton Chemical LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 15% 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: Hydrogen sulfide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 36.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 37.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 46.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 45.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 41.5K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | 142.3K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 49.2K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 11.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Biphenyl | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Kraton Chemical LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kraton Chemical LLC
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Hollingshead Materials (formerly Westrock Cp LLC Rock-Tenn, Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Panama City, Chevron Panama City Terminal, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 658 other reporting facilities in Florida.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Florida - e.g. Eastman Kodak Co Eastman Business Park, Baxalta US Inc. Part of the Takeda Group, Whitford Corp.
Compare beyond Florida
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kraton Chemical LLC on cumulative reported pounds (207.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1, U.S. Naval Air Station North Island, Metal Finishing Technologies LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 Decatur, IN · Plastics and Rubber 207.0K lbs reported
- U.S. Naval Air Station North Island San Diego, CA · Other 206.9K lbs reported
- Metal Finishing Technologies LLC Forestville, CT · Fabricated Metals 207.1K lbs reported
- Eastman Kodak Co Eastman Business Park Rochester, NY · Chemicals 207.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Kraton Chemical Co LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kraton Corp, Kraton Chemical LLC, Kraton Chemical Co LLC.
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 Hydrogen sulfide, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, Biphenyl; nearby reporters include Hollingshead Materials (formerly Westrock Cp LLC Rock-Tenn. Kraton Chemical LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Kraton Chemical LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen sulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kraton Chemical LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Panama City, FL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325194 · Chemicals. 4.0% of Bay TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kraton Chemical LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen sulfide. 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