EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Fuchs Lubricants Co.
Kansas City, KS · Parent: Fuchs Lubricants Co
- Total releases
- 35.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Fuchs Lubricants Co.: how the 35.0K lbs splits
35.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 31.6K lbs 90.2%
- Air Releases 3.4K lbs 9.8%
Fuchs Lubricants Co.'s 35.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Fuchs Lubricants Co. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kansas City, KS, in the petroleum sector. It reported 4.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 35.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,963 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Fuchs Lubricants Co. is pounds #107 and chemical-count #146 at 35.0K lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Quikrete Kansas; Century Concrete Inc Edwardsville Facility; Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility; Barton Solvents Inc Kansas City. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Kansas: Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2; Swan Rd. Asphalt Plant; Petro Star Valdez Refinery; Warren Oil Co LLC - West Memphis Ar. Other Fuchs Lubricants Co sites in this extract: Fuchs Lubricants Co-Corporate Office; Fuchs Lubricants Co Huntington. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Antimony compounds.
Fuchs Lubricants Co. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.2% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 35.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 and Swan Rd. Asphalt Plant.
Fuchs Lubricants Co. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
35K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Fuchs Lubricants Co.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Fuchs Lubricants Co. reports the 185th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 65.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Kansas include Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 and Swan Rd. Asphalt Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Fuchs Lubricants Co.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 65.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Fuchs Lubricants Co.'s total reported releases fell from 7.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fuchs Lubricants Co.'s air releases rose from 611 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fuchs Lubricants Co.'s off-site transfers fell from 7.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Fuchs Lubricants Co. Form-R facts
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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 Fuchs Lubricants Co. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 35.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 13% (5.6K lbs to 4.9K lbs).
Fuchs Lubricants Co.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Fuchs Lubricants Co. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 8.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 8.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 7.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 23.0K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 7.1K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 5.0K lbs | - |
Fuchs Lubricants Co. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Fuchs Lubricants Co.
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Quikrete Kansas, Century Concrete Inc Edwardsville Facility, Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2, Swan Rd. Asphalt Plant, Petro Star Valdez Refinery.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fuchs Lubricants Co. on cumulative reported pounds (35.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Staker & Parson Cos Beck North Ready Mix & Asphalt, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC, Tessenderlo Kerley Inc.. 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.
- Staker & Parson Cos Beck North Ready Mix & Asphalt Salt Lake City, UT · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 35.0K lbs reported
- Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC Fletcher, OK · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 35.0K lbs reported
- Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. Kennewick, WA · Chemicals 35.0K lbs reported
- Tehachapi Cement LLC Tehachapi, CA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 35.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Fuchs Lubricants Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Fuchs Lubricants Co-Corporate Office, Fuchs Lubricants Co Huntington.
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 Zinc compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Antimony compounds; nearby reporters include Quikrete Kansas. Fuchs Lubricants Co. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Fuchs Lubricants Co. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fuchs Lubricants Co. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kansas City, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324191 · Petroleum. 0.1% of Wyandotte TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Staker & Parson Cos Beck North Ready Mix & Asphalt (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fuchs Lubricants Co. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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