EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant
Fort Wayne, IN · Parent: Superior Essex Inc
- Total releases
- 195.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant: how the 195.0K lbs splits
195.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 193.7K lbs 99.3%
- Off-site Transfers 1.2K lbs 0.6%
- Water Discharges 82 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant's 195.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
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
Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Wayne, IN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 38.5K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 195.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,278 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant is pounds #160 and chemical-count #40 at 195.0K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Valbruna Slater Stainless Inc; Ward Aluminum Co; Dana Light Axle Products LLC; Press-Seal Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Indiana: Linde Port Arthur 2; Dakota Ethanol LLC; Airgas Nitrous Oxide Corp; Chem Fluer/firmenich Inc. Other Superior Essex Inc sites in this extract: Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.; Superior Essex International Inc.; Superior Essex International Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Phenol; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.3% air releases) across 16 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 195.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Linde Port Arthur 2 and Dakota Ethanol LLC.
Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
195K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant reports the 636th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Indiana include Linde Port Arthur 2 and Dakota Ethanol LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 35.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant's off-site transfers rose from 313 lb in 2022 to 425 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant's air releases rose from 35.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 195.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (39.9K lbs to 38.5K lbs).
Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant: 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 Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased 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: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 39.9K lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 40.8K lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 40.0K lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 35.7K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 38.5K lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 64.3K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 43.7K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 33.5K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 29.0K lbs | - |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 9.7K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 6.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Cumene | 1.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 673 lbs | - |
| Copper | 613 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 107 lbs | - |
| 4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl ether | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (195.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Louisiana-Pacific Corp Tomahawk Wi, Senior Flexonics, The Gund Co. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Superior Essex Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc., Superior Essex International Inc., Superior Essex International 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 N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Phenol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Valbruna Slater Stainless Inc. Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant 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 Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Wayne, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 1.9% of Allen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Baril Coatings USA LLC (Δ 63 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Essex Group Inc Chemical Processing Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. 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