EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf
Malcom, IA · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 442.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Basf: how the 442.2K lbs splits
442.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 441.8K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 403 lbs 0.1%
Basf's 442.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Diisocyanates.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Basf is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Malcom, IA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 21.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 442.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,094 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Basf is pounds #50 and chemical-count #183 at 442.2K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Thombert Inc.; Montezuma Manufacturing; Bituminous Materials & Supply LP; Tama Paperboard. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Iowa: Pemco International; Bp Amoco Chemical Company; Ppg Brazil Liquid; Dystar Hilton Davis Corp. Other Basf Corp sites in this extract: Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops; Basf Corp - Freeport Site; Basf Corp; Basf Corp - Beaumont. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Diisocyanates; Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers); Ethylene glycol.
Basf stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 442.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pemco International and Bp Amoco Chemical Company.
Basf vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
442K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basf inside Poweshiek's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf reports the 426th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.9% of every pound reported in Poweshiek. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Diisocyanates alone is 93.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Pemco International and Bp Amoco Chemical Company.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Poweshiek's reported pounds (442.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Basf's total reported releases fell from 159.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf's off-site transfers fell from 159.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf's air releases rose from 77 lb in 2022 to 90 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basf Form-R facts
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See how Basf stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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3.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Basf releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 442.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 83% (123.0K lbs to 21.4K lbs).
Basf: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Basf year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 83% 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: Diisocyanates.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 123.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 65.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 72.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 159.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 21.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Diisocyanates | 412.2K lbs | - |
| Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 29.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 101 lbs | - |
Basf · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Thombert Inc., Montezuma Manufacturing, Bituminous Materials & Supply LP, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Pemco International, Bp Amoco Chemical Company, Ppg Brazil Liquid.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf on cumulative reported pounds (442.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include US Navy Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Amlon Port Allen LLC, Anomatic Corp - Ohio Plant II. 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.
- US Navy Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX · Other 442.2K lbs reported
- Amlon Port Allen LLC Port Allen, LA · Petroleum 442.1K lbs reported
- Anomatic Corp - Ohio Plant II New Albany, OH · Fabricated Metals 442.7K lbs reported
- Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc) Smithville, TN · Transportation Equipment 442.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Basf Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops, Basf Corp - Freeport Site, Basf Corp.
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 Diisocyanates, Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Thombert Inc.. Basf stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Basf TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Diisocyanates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Malcom, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 99.9% of Poweshiek TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Navy Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (Δ 28 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Diisocyanates. 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