EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Dow Silicones Corp
Elizabethtown, KY · Parent: Dow Inc
- Total releases
- 80.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Dow Silicones Corp: how the 80.3K lbs splits
80.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 78.4K lbs 97.6%
- Off-site Transfers 1.9K lbs 2.4%
Dow Silicones Corp's 80.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Dow Silicones Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elizabethtown, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 16.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 80.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,050 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. Dow Silicones Corp is pounds #134 and chemical-count #340 at 80.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Forterra Concrete Industries Inc - Elizabethtown; A Stucki Co D/b/a Stucki Roller Bearing; Cytech Products Inc; Akebono - Elizabethtown Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Bvpv Styrenics LLC; Bostik Manufacturing Plant; Aoc LLC; Usalco Centreville Plant. Other Dow Inc sites in this extract: The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations; The Dow Chemical Co - Beaumont Aniline; Dow Sabine River Operations; St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Dow Silicones Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.6% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 80.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bvpv Styrenics LLC and Bostik Manufacturing Plant.
Dow Silicones Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
80K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dow Silicones Corp: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Dow Silicones Corp reports the 1,028th-largest volume (80.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Bvpv Styrenics LLC and Bostik Manufacturing Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dow Silicones Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dow Silicones Corp's total reported releases rose from 16.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dow Silicones Corp's off-site transfers rose from 104 lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dow Silicones Corp's air releases fell from 16.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dow Silicones Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Dow Silicones Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 80.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (17.5K lbs to 16.4K lbs).
Dow Silicones Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Dow Silicones Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 14.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 15.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 16.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 16.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 80.3K lbs | - |
Dow Silicones Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dow Silicones Corp
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Forterra Concrete Industries Inc - Elizabethtown, A Stucki Co D/b/a Stucki Roller Bearing, Cytech Products Inc, 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. Bvpv Styrenics LLC, Bostik Manufacturing Plant, Aoc LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dow Silicones Corp on cumulative reported pounds (80.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Vitro Flat Glass LLC Works 4, Future Pipe Industries, K-T Galvanizing Co. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Vitro Flat Glass LLC Works 4 Wichita Falls, TX · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 80.3K lbs reported
- Future Pipe Industries Houston, TX · Plastics and Rubber 80.4K lbs reported
- K-T Galvanizing Co Katy, TX · Fabricated Metals 80.4K lbs reported
- Dunbarton Corp Rediframe Div Dothan, AL · Fabricated Metals 80.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Dow Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations, The Dow Chemical Co - Beaumont Aniline, Dow Sabine River Operations.
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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Forterra Concrete Industries Inc - Elizabethtown. Dow Silicones Corp stamps LIGHT 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 Dow Silicones Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Dow Silicones Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elizabethtown, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325520 · Chemicals. 3.8% of Hardin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Vitro Flat Glass LLC Works 4 (Δ 26 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dow Silicones Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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