EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations
Owensboro, KY · Parent: Kimberly-Clark Corp
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 1.6M lbs 100.0%
Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Owensboro, KY, in the paper sector. It reported 329.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,004 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. Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations is pounds #32 and chemical-count #328 at 1.6M 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: Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP; Hausner Hard-Chrome of Kentucky; Dart Polymers Inc; Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Kentucky: Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill; Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC; Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC; Domtar Aw LLC Nekoosa Mill. Other Kimberly-Clark Corp sites in this extract: Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill; Kimberly-Clark Corp; Kimberly-Clark Corp; Kimberly-Clark Pennsylvania L Lc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (100.0% water discharges) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill and Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC.
Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M 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
Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations inside Daviess's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations reports the 108th-largest volume (1.6M lbs). This one site accounts for 27.5% of every pound reported in Daviess. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill and Georgia-Pacific Savannah River 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
- Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations's total reported releases rose from 310.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 329.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations's water releases rose from 310.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 329.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (345.1K lbs to 329.4K lbs).
Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 5% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 345.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 275.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 309.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 310.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 329.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.6M lbs | - |
Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP, Hausner Hard-Chrome of Kentucky, Dart Polymers Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill, Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC, Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Hexcel Corp, Armstrong World Industries, International Waxes Inc. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Kimberly-Clark Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill, Kimberly-Clark Corp, Kimberly-Clark Corp.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP. Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Owensboro, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 27.5% of Daviess TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hexcel Corp (Δ 748 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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