EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Benda-Lutz Corp
Walton, KY · Parent: Sun Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 8.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Benda-Lutz Corp: how the 8.6K lbs splits
8.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 7.6K lbs 87.8%
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 12.2%
Benda-Lutz Corp's 8.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 87.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 12.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Benda-Lutz Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Walton, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 8.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,136 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. Benda-Lutz Corp is pounds #230 and chemical-count #365 at 8.6K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Magni Industries Inc; Welding Alloys USA Inc; Givaudan Flavors Corp; Mubea Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Goulston Technologies; Polytek Development Corp; Chem Group US LLC; Mozel Columbia. Other Sun Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Sun Cosmetics LLC; Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant; Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility; Sun Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust).
Benda-Lutz Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (87.8% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Goulston Technologies and Polytek Development Corp.
Benda-Lutz Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.6K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Benda-Lutz Corp: Aluminum (fume or dust)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Benda-Lutz Corp reports the 2,120th-largest volume (8.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Aluminum (fume or dust) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Goulston Technologies and Polytek Development Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Benda-Lutz Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Aluminum (fume or dust) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Benda-Lutz Corp's total reported releases fell from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Benda-Lutz Corp's off-site transfers fell from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Benda-Lutz Corp's air releases fell from 174 lb in 2022 to 119 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Benda-Lutz Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Benda-Lutz Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 209% (384 lbs to 1.2K lbs).
Benda-Lutz 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 Benda-Lutz Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 209% 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: Aluminum (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 384 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 8.6K lbs | - |
Benda-Lutz Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Benda-Lutz Corp
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Magni Industries Inc, Welding Alloys USA Inc, Givaudan Flavors Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Goulston Technologies, Polytek Development Corp, Chem Group US LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Benda-Lutz Corp on cumulative reported pounds (8.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include K & J Finishing, Woodworth Inc Pontiac, Precoat Metals. 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).
Other Sun Chemical Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sun Cosmetics LLC, Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant, Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility.
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 Aluminum (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Magni Industries Inc. Benda-Lutz 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 Benda-Lutz Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Aluminum (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Benda-Lutz Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Walton, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Boone TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: K & J Finishing (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Benda-Lutz Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Aluminum (fume or dust). 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