EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Viscofan USA Inc
Danville, IL
- Total releases
- 14.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Viscofan USA Inc: how the 14.9M lbs splits
14.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 14.7M lbs 98.2%
- Off-site Transfers 263.5K lbs 1.8%
Viscofan USA Inc's 14.9M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Carbon disulfide.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Viscofan USA Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Danville, IL, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 2.7M lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 14.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 135 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. Viscofan USA Inc is pounds #5 and chemical-count #371 at 14.9M 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: Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC; Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co LLC; Reg Danville LLC; Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Illinois: Viskase Corp; Viskase Cos Inc; Onyx Collection Inc; Explore Industries USA Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Carbon disulfide; Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide.
Viscofan USA Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.2% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.9M 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 Viskase Cos Inc.
Viscofan USA Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15M 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
Viscofan USA Inc inside Vermilion's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Viscofan USA Inc reports the 1st-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 92.7% of every pound reported in Vermilion. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Carbon disulfide alone is 93.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Viskase Corp and Viskase Cos Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Vermilion's reported pounds (16.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Viscofan USA Inc's total reported releases fell from 3.4 million lb in 2022 to 2.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Viscofan USA Inc's off-site transfers rose from 87.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 117.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Viscofan USA Inc's air releases fell from 3.3 million lb in 2022 to 2.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Viscofan USA Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Viscofan USA Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 7% (2.6M lbs to 2.7M lbs).
Viscofan USA Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Viscofan USA Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 7% 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 | 2.6M lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 3.0M lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 3.2M lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 3.4M lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.7M lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon disulfide | 13.9M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 747.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 251.8K lbs | - |
Viscofan USA Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Viscofan USA Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC, Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co LLC, Reg Danville LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Viskase Corp, Viskase Cos Inc, Onyx Collection Inc.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Viscofan USA Inc on cumulative reported pounds (14.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include W H Sammis Plant, Safety-Kleen Systems Inc., Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill. 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.
- W H Sammis Plant Stratton, OH · Electric Utilities 15.2M lbs reported
- Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. Fallon, NV · Petroleum 15.2M lbs reported
- Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill Jackson, TN · Primary Metals 14.6M lbs reported
- Coal Creek Station Underwood, ND · Electric Utilities 14.5M 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 Carbon disulfide, Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC. Viscofan USA 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 Viscofan USA Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead Carbon disulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Viscofan USA Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Danville, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326121 · Plastics and Rubber. 92.7% of Vermilion TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: W H Sammis Plant (Δ 266.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Viscofan USA 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