EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc
Louisville, KY · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 159.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc: how the 159.8K lbs splits
159.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 142.5K lbs 89.2%
- Air Releases 17.3K lbs 10.8%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc's 159.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 28.5K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 159.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,632 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. Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc is pounds #102 and chemical-count #44 at 159.8K 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: Zeon Chemicals LP; Geon Performance Solutions; Carbide Industries LLC; Chevron Louisville Terminal/lubricants Blend Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Pennakem LLC; Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC; Basf Corp; Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Vinyl chloride; Chlorine.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.2% off-site transfers) across 13 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 159.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pennakem LLC and Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
160K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc reports the 698th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 87.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Pennakem LLC and Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 87.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc's total reported releases fell from 34.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc's off-site transfers fell from 31.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc's chemicals reported fell from 13 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc's air releases fell from 3.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 159.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (31.0K lbs to 28.5K lbs).
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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 | 31.0K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 30.3K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 35.1K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 34.9K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 28.5K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 140.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 7.8K lbs | - |
| Vinyl chloride | 5.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Vinylidene chloride | 723 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethyl acrylate | 558 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Butyl acrylate | 415 lbs | - |
| Methyl acrylate | 151 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylic acid | 0 lbs | - |
| N-Methylolacrylamide | 0 lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Zeon Chemicals LP, Geon Performance Solutions, Carbide Industries LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Pennakem LLC, Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC, Basf Corp.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc on cumulative reported pounds (159.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include The San Antonio Refinery LLC, Cpp-Cleveland, Associated Milk Producers Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Vinyl chloride, Chlorine; nearby reporters include Zeon Chemicals LP. Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · 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.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Louisville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.7% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: The San Antonio Refinery LLC (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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