EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility
Louisville, KY · Parent: Clariant Corp
- Total releases
- 3.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 22
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility: how the 3.3M lbs splits
3.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.2M lbs 97.1%
- Air Releases 93.3K lbs 2.8%
- Land Disposal 372 lbs <0.1%
Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility's 3.3M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 400.5K lbs of releases across 15 chemicals in 2023, and 3.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 595 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. Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility is pounds #16 and chemical-count #15 at 3.3M 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; Tri-State Plating Inc; Byk USA Inc.; Lakestone Enterprises (dba Camcoat). Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Koch Fertilizer Beatrice,llc; Dupont Specialty Products USA LLC - Spruance Plant; Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC; Lanxess - Central. Other Clariant Corp sites in this extract: Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility; Clariant Corporation - Reserve Site; Clariant Corp-Mount Holly West Plant; Clariant Corp - Broussard Site. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Zinc compounds; Copper compounds.
Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.1% off-site transfers) across 22 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Koch Fertilizer Beatrice,llc and Dupont Specialty Products USA LLC - Spruance Plant.
Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.3M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility reports the 111th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 66.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Koch Fertilizer Beatrice,llc and Dupont Specialty Products USA LLC - Spruance Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 66.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility's total reported releases fell from 599.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 400.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility's off-site transfers fell from 584.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 380.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility's air releases rose from 15.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility's chemicals reported rose from 14 in 2022 to 15 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 50% (796.1K lbs to 400.5K lbs).
Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 796.1K lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 307.7K lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 1.2M lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 599.5K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 400.5K lbs | 15 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Zeochem LLC, Tri-State Plating Inc, Byk USA Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Koch Fertilizer Beatrice,llc, Dupont Specialty Products USA LLC - Spruance Plant, Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility on cumulative reported pounds (3.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant, Central Bi-Products, Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C.. Chemical-count peers include Seward Power Plant, Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, Envirite of Pennsylvania 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).
Other Clariant Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility, Clariant Corporation - Reserve Site, Clariant Corp-Mount Holly West Plant.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Zinc compounds, Copper compounds; nearby reporters include Zeochem LLC. Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Louisville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 15.0% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant (Δ 2.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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