EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kns Cos Inc
Carol Stream, IL
- Total releases
- 83.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Kns Cos Inc: how the 83.9K lbs splits
83.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 83.9K lbs 100.0%
Kns Cos Inc's 83.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Kns Cos Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carol Stream, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 16.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 83.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,965 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Kns Cos Inc is pounds #200 and chemical-count #387 at 83.9K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Galaxy Circuits; Davies Molding LLC; Graphic Packaging International LLC; Ozinga Ready-Mix Carol Stream Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: E Energy Adams; Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance; Eco-Services Operations; Saint Gobain Corp Ceramic Materials. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Phenol; n-Butyl alcohol.
Kns Cos Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 83.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include E Energy Adams and Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance.
Kns Cos Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
84K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kns Cos Inc: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kns Cos Inc reports the 1,005th-largest volume (83.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 72.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include E Energy Adams and Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kns Cos Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 72.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kns Cos Inc's total reported releases fell from 16.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kns Cos Inc's air releases fell from 16.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kns Cos Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kns Cos Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 83.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3% (16.1K lbs to 16.6K lbs).
Kns Cos Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kns Cos Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 16.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 18.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 16.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 16.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 60.4K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 14.2K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 9.3K lbs | - |
Kns Cos Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kns Cos Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Galaxy Circuits, Davies Molding LLC, Graphic Packaging International LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. E Energy Adams, Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance, Eco-Services Operations.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kns Cos Inc on cumulative reported pounds (83.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Carry-On Trailer Corp, Weyerhaeuser Nr Co - Sutton Osb, J.p. Inc. DBA Jasper Plastic Solutions. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Carry-On Trailer Corp Lavonia, GA · Transportation Equipment 83.9K lbs reported
- Weyerhaeuser Nr Co - Sutton Osb Heaters, WV · Wood Products 83.9K lbs reported
- J.p. Inc. DBA Jasper Plastic Solutions Syracuse, IN · Plastics and Rubber 83.8K lbs reported
- Dana Sealing Products LLC Paris, TN · Transportation Equipment 84.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Certain glycol ethers, Phenol, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Galaxy Circuits. Kns Cos Inc stamps LIGHT 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 Kns Cos Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kns Cos Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carol Stream, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 4.7% of Dupage TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Carry-On Trailer Corp (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kns Cos Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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