EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals

Cabot Corp

Carrollton, KY

Total releases
60.6K lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Cabot Corp: how the 60.6K lbs splits

60.6K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 60.6K lbs 100.0%

Cabot Corp's 60.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN

Cabot Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carrollton, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 17.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 60.6K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,698 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. Cabot Corp is pounds #148 and chemical-count #271 at 60.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Certainteed Gypsum Carrollton LLC; North American Stainless; Pmc Organometallix Inc.; Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Dura Coat Products Inc.; Icl-Ip America Inc; Vibrantz Color Solutions Inc.; Chemtrade Refinery Services Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Chlorine.

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Cabot Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 60.6K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dura Coat Products Inc. and Icl-Ip America Inc.

#5,698 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Cabot Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

61K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Cabot Corp: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Cabot Corp reports the 1,200th-largest volume (60.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 71.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Dura Coat Products Inc. and Icl-Ip America Inc.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Cabot Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 71.5%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Cabot Corp's total reported releases rose from 16.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Cabot Corp's air releases rose from 16.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Cabot Corp Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
LIGHT volume
60.6K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
2
Lead chemical
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

Compare this facility

See how Cabot Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Cabot Corp
60.6K lbs
Certainteed Gypsum Carrollton LLC
111 lbs

544.2× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Cabot Corp
2
Certainteed Gypsum Carrollton LLC
4

50% less 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 Cabot Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 60.6K lbs.

Air Releases 60.6K lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2020 to 2023, total releases increased by 110% (8.4K lbs to 17.6K lbs).

Cabot Corp: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023

million lbs

What this shows Cabot Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 110% from 2020 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2020 8.4K lbs 2
2021 18.1K lbs 2
2022 16.4K lbs 2
2023 17.6K lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 43.3K lbs -
Chlorine 17.3K lbs -

Cabot Corp · AIR-pathway site

Carrollton, KY
38.7160, -85.0961
County TRI context
Carroll · 0.1% of county pounds
EPA Facility ID
4100WCBTCR5414U

Compare beyond Kentucky

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cabot Corp on cumulative reported pounds (60.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Dura Coat Products Inc., Icl-Ip America Inc, Morgan Advanced Materials. 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.

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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine; nearby reporters include Certainteed Gypsum Carrollton LLC. Cabot Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Cabot Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Cabot Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carrollton, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Carroll TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dura Coat Products Inc. (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Cabot Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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