EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf Corp
Louisville, KY · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 12.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Basf Corp: how the 12.0K lbs splits
12.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 11.9K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 16 lbs 0.1%
Basf Corp's 12.0K 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: Vanadium compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Basf Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 12.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,438 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. Basf Corp is pounds #214 and chemical-count #208 at 12.0K 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: Tri-State Plating Inc; Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility; Byk USA Inc.; Zeochem LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Allcoat Technology Inc; Nippon Carbide Industries; Rockwater Energy Solutions Inc; Gcp Applied Technologies Inc. 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: Vanadium compounds; 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate; Zinc compounds.
Basf Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Allcoat Technology Inc and Nippon Carbide Industries.
Basf Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basf Corp: Vanadium compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf Corp reports the 1,981st-largest volume (12.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Vanadium compounds alone is 86.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Allcoat Technology Inc and Nippon Carbide Industries.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Basf Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Vanadium compounds at 86.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Basf Corp's total reported releases rose from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's off-site transfers rose from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basf Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Basf Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 73% (2.0K lbs to 3.4K lbs).
Basf Corp: 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 Basf Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 73% 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: Vanadium compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 2.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 3.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadium compounds | 10.3K lbs | - |
| 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 68 lbs | - |
Basf Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Corp
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Tri-State Plating Inc, Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility, Byk USA Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Allcoat Technology Inc, Nippon Carbide Industries, Rockwater Energy Solutions Inc.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Corp on cumulative reported pounds (12.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Championx-Williston, H & G Marine Service Inc, Allcoat Technology 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.
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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 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 Vanadium compounds, 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Tri-State Plating Inc. Basf Corp 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 Basf Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Vanadium compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Louisville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Championx-Williston (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Vanadium 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