EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Brenntag Mid-South Inc.
Henderson, KY · Parent: Brenntag N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 91.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 20
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Brenntag Mid-South Inc.: how the 91.3K lbs splits
91.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 54.3K lbs 59.4%
- Air Releases 37.1K lbs 40.6%
Brenntag Mid-South Inc.'s 91.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 59.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 40.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Brenntag Mid-South Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Henderson, KY, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 29.0K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 91.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,786 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. Brenntag Mid-South Inc. is pounds #131 and chemical-count #21 at 91.3K 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: Gibbs Die Casting Corp; Eastern Alloys of Kentucky; Teknor Color Company/teknor Pe Rformance Elastomers; Audubon Metals LLC. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Kentucky: Univar Solutions USA - Tewksbury Ma; Accu Labs Inc; Nexeo Solutions LLC; Superior Industrial Solutions Inc.. Other Brenntag N.a. Inc sites in this extract: Brenntag Mid-South; Brenntag Mid-South; Brenntag Mid-South Inc; Brenntag Mid-South Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Styrene; Toluene.
Brenntag Mid-South Inc. is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Henderson, KY: 91.3K lbs across 20 chemicals (4 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 59.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Univar Solutions USA - Tewksbury Ma and Accu Labs Inc.
Brenntag Mid-South Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
91K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Brenntag Mid-South Inc. in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Brenntag Mid-South Inc. reports the 26th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Univar Solutions USA - Tewksbury Ma and Accu Labs Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Brenntag Mid-South Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 42.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brenntag Mid-South Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 33.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brenntag Mid-South Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 11 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brenntag Mid-South Inc.'s air releases fell from 9.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Brenntag Mid-South Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Brenntag Mid-South Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 91.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 399% (5.8K lbs to 29.0K lbs).
Brenntag Mid-South Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Brenntag Mid-South Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 399% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.8K lbs | 18 |
| 2020 | 6.9K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 7.6K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 42.0K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 29.0K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 28.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 25.5K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 18.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 11.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 5.5K lbs | - |
| Triethylamine | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 245 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 52 lbs | - |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 34 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 24 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
Brenntag Mid-South Inc. in Henderson
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Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Gibbs Die Casting Corp, Eastern Alloys of Kentucky, Teknor Color Company/teknor Pe Rformance Elastomers, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Univar Solutions USA - Tewksbury Ma, Accu Labs Inc, Nexeo Solutions LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Brenntag Mid-South Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (91.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include Precision Painting, Sheildtec LLC, A-1 Fiberglass. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Methanol, Ammonia, Styrene, Toluene; nearby reporters include Gibbs Die Casting Corp. Brenntag Mid-South Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Brenntag Mid-South Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Brenntag Mid-South Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Henderson, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 1.6% of Henderson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Precision Painting (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Brenntag Mid-South Inc. stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 59.4%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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