EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc
Owensboro, KY · Parent: Milliken & Co
- Total releases
- 52.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc: how the 52.7K lbs splits
52.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 52.7K lbs 100.0%
Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc's 52.7K 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: Vinylidene chloride.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Owensboro, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 11.4K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 52.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,010 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. Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc is pounds #153 and chemical-count #94 at 52.7K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Daramic LLC; Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station; Valor LLC; Hunter Douglas. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Dupont Towanda Plant; Altec Industries Inc.; Huntsman; Siegfried USA LLC. Other Milliken & Co sites in this extract: King America Finishing Inc; Milliken Chemical Allen Plant; Encapsys LLC; Sivance LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Vinylidene chloride; Acrylonitrile; Methyl acrylate; Methyl methacrylate.
Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 52.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dupont Towanda Plant and Altec Industries Inc..
Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
53K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc: Vinylidene chloride-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc reports the 1,268th-largest volume (52.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Vinylidene chloride alone is 63.3% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 91.5% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Dupont Towanda Plant and Altec Industries Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Vinylidene chloride at 63.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc's total reported releases rose from 9.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc's air releases rose from 9.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
97% less than the comparison
3.5× more 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 Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 52.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 27% (9.0K lbs to 11.4K lbs).
Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc: 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 Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 27% 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: Vinylidene chloride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 12.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 10.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 9.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 11.4K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Vinylidene chloride | 33.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylonitrile | 7.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl acrylate | 7.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 24 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Daramic LLC, Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station, Valor LLC, 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. Dupont Towanda Plant, Altec Industries Inc., Huntsman.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc on cumulative reported pounds (52.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Embecta - Holdrege, Compania Cervecera de Puerto Rico Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant Arecibo, PR · Fabricated Metals 52.7K lbs reported
- Embecta - Holdrege Holdrege, NE · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 52.7K lbs reported
- Compania Cervecera de Puerto Rico Inc. Mayaguez, PR · Beverages 52.7K lbs reported
- Zehrco-Giancola Composites Inc. Smithfield, NC · Computers and Electronic Products 52.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Milliken & Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including King America Finishing Inc, Milliken Chemical Allen Plant, Encapsys 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 Vinylidene chloride, Acrylonitrile, Methyl acrylate, Methyl methacrylate; nearby reporters include Daramic LLC. Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Vinylidene chloride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Owensboro, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.9% of Daviess TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant (Δ 28 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Vinylidene chloride. 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