EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Byk USA Inc.
Louisville, KY · Parent: Byk USA Inc
- Total releases
- 10.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Byk USA Inc.: how the 10.7K lbs splits
10.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 10.6K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 43 lbs 0.4%
Byk USA Inc.'s 10.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Byk USA Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 1.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 10.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,683 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. Byk USA Inc. is pounds #219 and chemical-count #284 at 10.7K 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: Zeochem LLC; Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility; Lakestone Enterprises (dba Camcoat); Lakestone Enterprises (dba Camcoat). Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Kentucky: Central Supply Co of Wv - Saltwell Plant; Interstate Concrete & Asphalt - Wyoming; Magnesita Refractories Co; Icco Middelton. Other Byk USA Inc sites in this extract: Byk USA Inc.; Byk USA Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Diisocyanates.
Byk USA Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Central Supply Co of Wv - Saltwell Plant and Interstate Concrete & Asphalt - Wyoming.
Byk USA Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Byk USA Inc.: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Byk USA Inc. reports the 373rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 96.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Central Supply Co of Wv - Saltwell Plant and Interstate Concrete & Asphalt - Wyoming.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Byk USA Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 96.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Byk USA Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Byk USA Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Byk USA Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Byk USA Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 10% (1.9K lbs to 1.7K lbs).
Byk USA Inc.: 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 Byk USA Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 862 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 10.3K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 403 lbs | - |
Byk USA Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Byk USA Inc.
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Zeochem LLC, Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility, Lakestone Enterprises (dba Camcoat), ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Central Supply Co of Wv - Saltwell Plant, Interstate Concrete & Asphalt - Wyoming, Magnesita Refractories Co.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Byk USA Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (10.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include 3M Co DBA 3M Clinton, Knowles Capacitors, Enable Products/wheeler Natural Gas Processing Plant. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- 3M Co DBA 3M Clinton Clinton, TN · Textiles 10.7K lbs reported
- Knowles Capacitors Cazenovia, NY · Computers and Electronic Products 10.7K lbs reported
- Enable Products/wheeler Natural Gas Processing Plant Wheeler, TX · Natural Gas Processing 10.7K lbs reported
- Sun Chemical Corp Color Intermediates Cincinnati, OH · Chemicals 10.7K lbs reported
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 Certain glycol ethers, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Zeochem LLC. Byk USA Inc. 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.
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This Byk USA Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Byk USA Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Louisville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327992 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.0% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: 3M Co DBA 3M Clinton (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Byk USA Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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