EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Estron Chemicals Inc
Calvert City, KY
- Total releases
- 112.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Estron Chemicals Inc: how the 112.7K lbs splits
112.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 112.7K lbs 100.0%
Estron Chemicals Inc's 112.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Methyl methacrylate.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Estron Chemicals Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Calvert City, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 18.0K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 112.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,347 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. Estron Chemicals Inc is pounds #117 and chemical-count #104 at 112.7K 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: Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div; Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC; Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant; Isp Chemicals LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Benjamin Moore & Co Johnstown; Phibro-Tech Inc.; Eastman Chemical Co South Carolina Operations; Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methyl methacrylate; Butyl acrylate; Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethyl acrylate.
Estron Chemicals Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 112.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Benjamin Moore & Co Johnstown and Phibro-Tech Inc..
Estron Chemicals Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
113K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Estron Chemicals Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Estron Chemicals Inc reports the 849th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Benjamin Moore & Co Johnstown and Phibro-Tech Inc..
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
- Estron Chemicals Inc's total reported releases fell from 24.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Estron Chemicals Inc's air releases fell from 24.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Estron Chemicals Inc Form-R facts
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See how Estron Chemicals Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Estron Chemicals Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 112.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 30% (25.7K lbs to 18.0K lbs).
Estron Chemicals Inc: 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 Estron Chemicals Inc 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: Methyl methacrylate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 20.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 24.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 24.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 18.0K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methyl methacrylate | 39.6K lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 30.4K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 22.4K lbs | - |
| Ethyl acrylate | 18.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 57 lbs | - |
Estron Chemicals Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Estron Chemicals Inc
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div, Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC, Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant, 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. Benjamin Moore & Co Johnstown, Phibro-Tech Inc., Eastman Chemical Co South Carolina Operations.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Estron Chemicals Inc on cumulative reported pounds (112.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Gunite Corp, Hudson Products Corp, Benjamin Moore & Co Johnstown. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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).
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 Methyl methacrylate, Butyl acrylate, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethyl acrylate; nearby reporters include Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div. Estron Chemicals Inc stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Estron Chemicals Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methyl methacrylate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Estron Chemicals Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Calvert City, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 1.0% of Marshall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gunite Corp (Δ 73 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Estron Chemicals Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methyl methacrylate. 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