EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Avantor Performance Materials
Paris, KY · Parent: Avantor Performance Materials Inc
- Total releases
- 428.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 25
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Avantor Performance Materials: how the 428.8K lbs splits
428.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 411.2K lbs 95.9%
- Air Releases 17.6K lbs 4.1%
Avantor Performance Materials's 428.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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 TRACE-CARC
Avantor Performance Materials is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Paris, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 202.8K lbs of releases across 15 chemicals in 2023, and 428.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,140 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Avantor Performance Materials is pounds #63 and chemical-count #11 at 428.8K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Itw Commercial Construction N.a.; Kentucky Smelting Technology; Central Motor Wheel of America (dba Cmwa); Ennis Flint - Paris. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Denka Performance Elastomer LLC; Curia Missouri-Springfield (formerly Amri-Missouri Inc.); Lenzing Fibers Inc; Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant. Other Avantor Performance Materials Inc sites in this extract: Avantor Performance Materials; Nusil Technology (texas Division); Nusil Technology LLC; Vwr Chemicals LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Certain glycol ethers; Toluene; Ammonia.
Avantor Performance Materials stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.9% off-site transfers) across 25 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 428.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Denka Performance Elastomer LLC and Curia Missouri-Springfield (formerly Amri-Missouri Inc.).
Avantor Performance Materials vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
429K 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
Avantor Performance Materials inside Bourbon's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Avantor Performance Materials reports the 432nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 11% of its sector. This one site accounts for 87.9% of every pound reported in Bourbon. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Denka Performance Elastomer LLC and Curia Missouri-Springfield (formerly Amri-Missouri Inc.).
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Bourbon's reported pounds (487.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Avantor Performance Materials's total reported releases rose from 156.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 202.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Avantor Performance Materials's off-site transfers rose from 155.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 201.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Avantor Performance Materials's chemicals reported fell from 21 in 2022 to 15 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Avantor Performance Materials's air releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Avantor Performance Materials Form-R facts
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See how Avantor Performance Materials stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
45.7× more than the comparison
8.3× 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 Avantor Performance Materials releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 428.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 708% (25.1K lbs to 202.8K lbs).
Avantor Performance Materials: 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 Avantor Performance Materials year-over-year reported totals (increased by 708% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25.1K lbs | 22 |
| 2020 | 27.7K lbs | 21 |
| 2021 | 16.8K lbs | 20 |
| 2022 | 156.3K lbs | 21 |
| 2023 | 202.8K lbs | 15 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 25 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 169.9K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 84.7K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 36.3K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 35.7K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 35.3K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 34.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 12.9K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 9.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 4.1K lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chloroform | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 661 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 546 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 186 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 145 lbs | - |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 128 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetonitrile | 120 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 42 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 27 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 18 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 14 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 10 lbs | - |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 8 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorobenzene | 1 lbs | - |
Avantor Performance Materials · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Avantor Performance Materials
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Itw Commercial Construction N.a., Kentucky Smelting Technology, Central Motor Wheel of America (dba Cmwa), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Denka Performance Elastomer LLC, Curia Missouri-Springfield (formerly Amri-Missouri Inc.), Lenzing Fibers Inc.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Avantor Performance Materials on cumulative reported pounds (428.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (25). Release-pound peers include De Nora Tech, Tropicana Manufacturing Co Inc, Appvion Operations Inc. Chemical-count peers include Aes Puerto Rico LP, Verso Luke LLC, Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center. 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 Avantor Performance Materials Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Avantor Performance Materials, Nusil Technology (texas Division), Nusil Technology LLC.
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 Ethylene glycol, Certain glycol ethers, Toluene, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Itw Commercial Construction N.a.. Avantor Performance Materials stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Avantor Performance Materials TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Avantor Performance Materials totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Paris, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 87.9% of Bourbon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: De Nora Tech (Δ 193 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Avantor Performance Materials stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol. 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