EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lanxess Corp
Mapleton, IL · Parent: Lanxess Corp
- Total releases
- 111.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2021
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Lanxess Corp: how the 111.5K lbs splits
111.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 108.9K lbs 97.7%
- Off-site Transfers 2.6K lbs 2.3%
Lanxess Corp's 111.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Lanxess Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mapleton, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 47.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2021, and 111.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 4,366 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. Lanxess Corp is pounds #175 and chemical-count #298 at 111.5K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Evonik Corp; Ingredion; Arxada LLC; Caterpillar Inc Mapleton Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Valero Hartley Plant; Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC; Interplastic Corp-Fort Wright; Weylchem US Inc.. Other Lanxess Corp sites in this extract: Lanxess - Central; Lanxess - West Plant; Lanxess - South Plant; Lanxess Corp Plant 2. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Chloroethane; Aluminum (fume or dust); n-Hexane.
Lanxess Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.7% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 111.5K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Valero Hartley Plant and Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC.
Lanxess Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
112K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lanxess Corp: Ethylene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lanxess Corp reports the 854th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene alone is 69.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Valero Hartley Plant and Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lanxess Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene at 69.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Lanxess Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lanxess Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 111.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases increased by 39% (34.0K lbs to 47.2K lbs).
Lanxess Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Lanxess Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 39% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Ethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 34.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 30.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 47.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene | 77.8K lbs | - |
| Chloroethane | 12.2K lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 11.9K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 9.6K lbs | - |
Lanxess Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lanxess Corp
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Evonik Corp, Ingredion, Arxada LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Valero Hartley Plant, Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC, Interplastic Corp-Fort Wright.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lanxess Corp on cumulative reported pounds (111.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Newport Laminates Inc, Gotec Plus Sun LLC, Depor Industries. 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.
- Newport Laminates Inc Santa Ana, CA · Plastics and Rubber 111.5K lbs reported
- Gotec Plus Sun LLC Williamstown, KY · Fabricated Metals 111.5K lbs reported
- Depor Industries Troy, MI · Fabricated Metals 111.5K lbs reported
- Everzinc USA Houston Plant - Metal Houston, TX · Primary Metals 111.6K lbs reported
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 Lanxess Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lanxess - Central, Lanxess - West Plant, Lanxess - South Plant.
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 Ethylene, Chloroethane, Aluminum (fume or dust), n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Evonik Corp. Lanxess Corp stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Lanxess Corp TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lanxess Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mapleton, IL, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Peoria TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Newport Laminates Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lanxess Corp stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ethylene. 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