EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Kbk Industries LLC
Rush Center, KS
- Total releases
- 978.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Kbk Industries LLC: how the 978.0K lbs splits
978.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 978.0K lbs 100.0%
Kbk Industries LLC's 978.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Kbk Industries LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rush Center, KS, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 234.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 978.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,320 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. Kbk Industries LLC is pounds #25 and chemical-count #237 at 978.0K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Championx-Hays; Hampton Hydraulics LLC (great Bend Industries); McDonald Tank & Equipment Co Inc; Enersys. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Kansas: Therma-Tru Corp; Maax US Corp; Amcor Flexibles N.a.; Day International Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Kbk Industries LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 978.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Therma-Tru Corp and Maax US Corp.
Kbk Industries LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
978K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kbk Industries LLC inside Rush's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Kbk Industries LLC reports the 32nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Rush. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Kansas include Therma-Tru Corp and Maax US Corp.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Rush's reported pounds (978.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kbk Industries LLC's total reported releases rose from 229.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 234.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kbk Industries LLC's air releases rose from 229.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 234.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kbk Industries LLC Form-R facts
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90% less 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 Kbk Industries LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 978.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (243.6K lbs to 234.9K lbs).
Kbk Industries LLC: 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 Kbk Industries LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 243.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 106.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 163.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 229.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 234.9K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 978.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
Kbk Industries LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kbk Industries LLC
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Championx-Hays, Hampton Hydraulics LLC (great Bend Industries), McDonald Tank & Equipment Co Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Therma-Tru Corp, Maax US Corp, Amcor Flexibles N.a..
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kbk Industries LLC on cumulative reported pounds (978.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Knauf Insulation Inc., Actagro LLC, Eagle Family Foods Group LLC. 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.
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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Championx-Hays. Kbk Industries LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Kbk Industries LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kbk Industries LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rush Center, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326122 · Plastics and Rubber. 100% of Rush TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Knauf Insulation Inc. (Δ 179 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kbk Industries LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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