EPA TRI Facility · Food
Wacker Chemical Corp
Eddyville, IA · Parent: Wacker Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 76.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Wacker Chemical Corp: how the 76.2K lbs splits
76.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 73.7K lbs 96.8%
- Off-site Transfers 2.4K lbs 3.2%
Wacker Chemical Corp's 76.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Wacker Chemical Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Eddyville, IA, in the food sector. It reported 11.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 76.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,175 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. Wacker Chemical Corp is pounds #145 and chemical-count #331 at 76.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc.; Cargill Corn Milling; Eddyville Chlor-Alkali LLC; Cargill-Vitamin E. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Riceland Foods Inc. - Jonesboro Div; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Fervalue USA Inc. - Louisville Bakery; Agrimark Inc. Other Wacker Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div; Wacker Chemical Corp; Wacker Polysilicon N.a.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene.
Wacker Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.8% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 76.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Riceland Foods Inc. - Jonesboro Div and Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Wacker Chemical Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
76K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wacker Chemical Corp: Toluene-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Wacker Chemical Corp reports the 551st-largest volume (76.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Riceland Foods Inc. - Jonesboro Div and Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Wacker Chemical Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Wacker Chemical Corp's total reported releases rose from 11.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wacker Chemical Corp's off-site transfers fell from 439 lb in 2022 to 273 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wacker Chemical Corp's air releases rose from 10.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wacker Chemical Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Wacker Chemical Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 76.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 25% (15.1K lbs to 11.4K lbs).
Wacker Chemical Corp: 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 Wacker Chemical Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 25% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 18.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 19.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 11.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 11.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 76.2K lbs | - |
Wacker Chemical Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wacker Chemical Corp
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc., Cargill Corn Milling, Eddyville Chlor-Alkali LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Riceland Foods Inc. - Jonesboro Div, Saputo Cheese USA Inc, Fervalue USA Inc. - Louisville Bakery.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wacker Chemical Corp on cumulative reported pounds (76.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Hutchinson Technology Inc, Metal Surfaces International LLC, Trison Coatings Inc. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
- Hutchinson Technology Inc Eau Claire, WI · Computers and Electronic Products 76.1K lbs reported
- Metal Surfaces International LLC Bell Gardens, CA · Fabricated Metals 76.1K lbs reported
- Trison Coatings Inc Lewisburg, TN · Fabricated Metals 76.2K lbs reported
- A-Gas US Inc Rhome, TX · Chemicals 76.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Wacker Chemical Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div, Wacker Chemical Corp, Wacker Polysilicon N.a..
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 Toluene; nearby reporters include Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc.. Wacker Chemical Corp 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.
Use and verify this record
This Wacker Chemical Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wacker Chemical Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Eddyville, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311221 · Food. 1.1% of Monroe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hutchinson Technology Inc (Δ 27 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wacker Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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