EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Covalence Adhesives
Franklin, KY · Parent: Berry Global Inc
- Total releases
- 129.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Covalence Adhesives: how the 129.1K lbs splits
129.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 107.3K lbs 83.1%
- Off-site Transfers 21.6K lbs 16.7%
- Water Discharges 162 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Covalence Adhesives's 129.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 83.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 16.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Covalence Adhesives is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Franklin, KY, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 25.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 129.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,049 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. Covalence Adhesives is pounds #109 and chemical-count #70 at 129.1K 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: Franklin Precision Industry; Matalco Kentucky LLC; Meritor Heavy Braking Systems LLC; Carrier Corp - Franklin. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Kentucky: Cf Maier Composites Inc.; Moistureshield Inc.; Core Molding Technologies; Power Pipe & Tank LLC. Other Berry Global Inc sites in this extract: Berry Global Films LLC; Covalence Adhesives; Covalence Specialty Adhesives LLC; Covalence Coated Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Zinc compounds; n-Hexane; Antimony compounds.
Covalence Adhesives stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (83.1% air releases) across 9 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 129.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cf Maier Composites Inc. and Moistureshield Inc..
Covalence Adhesives vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
129K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Covalence Adhesives inside Simpson's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Covalence Adhesives reports the 281st-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 38.4% of every pound reported in Simpson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 75.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Cf Maier Composites Inc. and Moistureshield Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Simpson's reported pounds (336.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Covalence Adhesives's total reported releases fell from 28.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covalence Adhesives's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covalence Adhesives's air releases fell from 23.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covalence Adhesives's off-site transfers rose from 4.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Covalence Adhesives Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Covalence Adhesives releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 129.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2% (24.6K lbs to 25.0K lbs).
Covalence Adhesives: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Covalence Adhesives year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 24.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 26.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 28.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 25.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 97.8K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 18.0K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 8.3K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 80 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 8 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 6 lbs | - |
| Mercury | 3 lbs | - |
Covalence Adhesives · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Covalence Adhesives
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Franklin Precision Industry, Matalco Kentucky LLC, Meritor Heavy Braking Systems LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Cf Maier Composites Inc., Moistureshield Inc., Core Molding Technologies.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Covalence Adhesives on cumulative reported pounds (129.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc, Reliance Treated Wood, Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC. 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.
- Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc Hellertown, PA · Chemicals 129.1K lbs reported
- Reliance Treated Wood Federalsburg, MD · Wood Products 129.2K lbs reported
- Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC La Porte, TX · Chemicals 129.0K lbs reported
- Roseburg Forest Products Co-Ewp Facility Riddle, OR · Wood Products 129.0K lbs reported
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 Berry Global Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Berry Global Films LLC, Covalence Adhesives, Covalence Specialty Adhesives LLC.
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 Toluene, Zinc compounds, n-Hexane, Antimony compounds; nearby reporters include Franklin Precision Industry. Covalence Adhesives stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Covalence Adhesives TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Covalence Adhesives totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Franklin, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326299 · Plastics and Rubber. 38.4% of Simpson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc (Δ 42 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Covalence Adhesives stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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