EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility
Louisville, KY · Parent: Clariant Corp
- Total releases
- 1.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility: how the 1.4M lbs splits
1.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 786.3K lbs 57.8%
- Off-site Transfers 573.5K lbs 42.2%
- Land Disposal 105 lbs <0.1%
Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility's 1.4M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 57.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 42.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 186.3K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 1.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,084 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 Crittenden Drive Facility is pounds #36 and chemical-count #31 at 1.4M 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: Allnex USA Inc.; O'Neal Manufacturing Services; Bae Systems; Azz Galvanizing Services-Louisville. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Exxonmobil Oil Corp Chemical Plant (part); Evonik Corp Tippecanoe Laboratories; Ambiopharm Inc.; Motiva - Port Arthur Chemicals. Other Clariant Corp sites in this extract: Clariant Corp 12TH Street Facility; Clariant Corporation - Reserve Site; Clariant Corp-Mount Holly West Plant; Clariant Corp - Broussard Site. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Zinc compounds.
Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Louisville, KY: 1.4M lbs across 16 chemicals (4 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 57.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Exxonmobil Oil Corp Chemical Plant (part) and Evonik Corp Tippecanoe Laboratories.
Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.4M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility reports the 219th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Exxonmobil Oil Corp Chemical Plant (part) and Evonik Corp Tippecanoe Laboratories.
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
- Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility's total reported releases fell from 280.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 186.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility's air releases fell from 192.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 106.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility's chemicals reported fell from 11 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility's off-site transfers fell from 87.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 79.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (321.2K lbs to 186.3K lbs).
Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 321.2K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 257.7K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 314.6K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 280.1K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 186.3K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 790.1K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 377.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 67.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 41.0K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 26.6K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 16.5K lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 11.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Antimony compounds | 9.8K lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 7.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 6.2K lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 3.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 732 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 612 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 495 lbs | - |
| Silver compounds | 60 lbs | - |
| Silver And Silver Compounds | 10 lbs | - |
Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility in Jefferson
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility on cumulative reported pounds (1.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Exxonmobil Oil Corp Chemical Plant (part), Tyson Poultry Inc, Adm. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
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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 12TH Street 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 Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Allnex USA Inc.. Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility stamps HEAVY 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 Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive 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. 6.2% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Exxonmobil Oil Corp Chemical Plant (part) (Δ 927 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 57.8%). 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