EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Daramic LLC
Owensboro, KY · Parent: Polypore International LP
- Total releases
- 1.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Daramic LLC: how the 1.8M lbs splits
1.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.8M lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 5 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Daramic LLC's 1.8M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Daramic LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Owensboro, KY, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 258.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 931 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. Daramic LLC is pounds #31 and chemical-count #252 at 1.8M 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: Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc; Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station; Valor LLC; Hunter Douglas. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Kentucky: Hamilton Bathware; Industrial Laminates/norplex LLC; Eastman Performance Films LLC - Plant II; Maax US Corp.. Other Polypore International LP sites in this extract: Daramic LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Cyclohexane.
Daramic LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hamilton Bathware and Industrial Laminates/norplex LLC.
Daramic LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.8M 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
Daramic LLC inside Daviess's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Daramic LLC reports the 11th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 30.7% of every pound reported in Daviess. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 75.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Hamilton Bathware and Industrial Laminates/norplex LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Daviess's reported pounds (5.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Daramic LLC's total reported releases fell from 407.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 258.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Daramic LLC's air releases fell from 407.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 258.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Daramic LLC Form-R facts
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71% 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 Daramic LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 30% (370.3K lbs to 258.8K lbs).
Daramic LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Daramic LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 30% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 370.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 318.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 395.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 407.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 258.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 1.3M lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 425.2K lbs | - |
Daramic LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Daramic LLC
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc, Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station, Valor 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. Hamilton Bathware, Industrial Laminates/norplex LLC, Eastman Performance Films LLC - Plant II.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Daramic LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Tyson Chicken Inc. - Noel Complex, American Crystal Sugar Co, Metalplate Galvanizing LP. 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.
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 Polypore International LP Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Daramic 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 n-Hexane, Cyclohexane; nearby reporters include Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc. Daramic LLC stamps HEAVY 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 Daramic LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Daramic LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Owensboro, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 30.7% of Daviess TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Chicken Inc. - Noel Complex (Δ 871 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Daramic LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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