EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Chemours Louisville Plant
Louisville, KY · Parent: The Chemours Co
- Total releases
- 2.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Chemours Louisville Plant: how the 2.5M lbs splits
2.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.5M lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 496 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Chemours Louisville Plant's 2.5M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22).
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Chemours Louisville Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 319.7K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 2.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 733 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. Chemours Louisville Plant is pounds #24 and chemical-count #65 at 2.5M 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: Dupont Louisville Plant; Rohm & Haas - Louisville Plant; Eckart America Corp; Altuglas Louisville Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-Bartow; Occidental Chemical Corp Luling; Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene Jv LLC; Stepan Co Millsdale Road. Other The Chemours Co sites in this extract: Chemours Delisle Plant; Chemours Johnsonville Plant; Chemours Washington Works; Chemours Chambers Works. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22); 2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Dichlorofluoromethane (HCFC-21).
Chemours Louisville Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-Bartow and Occidental Chemical Corp Luling.
Chemours Louisville Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.5M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chemours Louisville Plant: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Chemours Louisville Plant reports the 140th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) alone is 95.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-Bartow and Occidental Chemical Corp Luling.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chemours Louisville Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) at 95.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chemours Louisville Plant's total reported releases fell from 366.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 319.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemours Louisville Plant's off-site transfers fell from 134 lb in 2022 to 89 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemours Louisville Plant's air releases fell from 366.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 319.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemours Louisville Plant's chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chemours Louisville Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chemours Louisville Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 53% (674.1K lbs to 319.7K lbs).
Chemours Louisville Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Chemours Louisville Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 53% 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: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 674.1K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 553.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 609.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 366.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 319.7K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) | 2.4M lbs | - |
| 2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123) | 90.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 15.8K lbs | - |
| Dichlorofluoromethane (HCFC-21) | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Chloroform | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 130 lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Chemours Louisville Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chemours Louisville Plant
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Dupont Louisville Plant, Rohm & Haas - Louisville Plant, Eckart America Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-Bartow, Occidental Chemical Corp Luling, Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene Jv LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chemours Louisville Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Inc, Arauco N.a. Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other The Chemours Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Chemours Delisle Plant, Chemours Johnsonville Plant, Chemours Washington Works.
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 Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), 2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Dichlorofluoromethane (HCFC-21); nearby reporters include Dupont Louisville Plant. Chemours Louisville Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Chemours Louisville Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chemours Louisville Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Louisville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325120 · Chemicals. 11.5% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp (Δ 2.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chemours Louisville Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22). 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