EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC
Calvert City, KY · Parent: Sekisui America Corp
- Total releases
- 3.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC: how the 3.7M lbs splits
3.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.7M lbs 100.0%
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC's 3.7M 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: Methanol.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Calvert City, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 693.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 3.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 542 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. Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC is pounds #15 and chemical-count #185 at 3.7M 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: Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant; Isp Chemicals LLC; Evonik Corp; Estron Chemicals Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Huntsman Petrochemical LLC Port Neches Facility; Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part); Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant; Inv Camden Plant. Other Sekisui America Corp sites in this extract: Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant; Sekisui Voltek LLC; Sekisui Voltek LLC; Sekisui Kydex LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Vinyl acetate; Acetaldehyde.
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Huntsman Petrochemical LLC Port Neches Facility and Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part).
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.7M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC inside Marshall's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC reports the 99th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 33.0% of every pound reported in Marshall. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 97.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Huntsman Petrochemical LLC Port Neches Facility and Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part).
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Marshall's reported pounds (11.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC's total reported releases rose from 580.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 693.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC's air releases rose from 580.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 693.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC Form-R facts
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See how Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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40% less 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 Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 43% (1.2M lbs to 693.1K lbs).
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 43% 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 | 1.2M lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 517.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 644.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 580.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 693.1K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 3.5M lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 103.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 7.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant, Isp Chemicals LLC, Evonik Corp, 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. Huntsman Petrochemical LLC Port Neches Facility, Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part), Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC on cumulative reported pounds (3.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Deer Park Refining LP, Ecobat Resources New York LLC, Huntsman Petrochemical LLC Port Neches Facility. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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 Sekisui America Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant, Sekisui Voltek LLC, Sekisui Voltek 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 Methanol, Vinyl acetate, Acetaldehyde; nearby reporters include Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant. Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC stamps HEAVY 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 Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC 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. 33.0% of Marshall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Agc Flat Glass N America Inc (Δ 2.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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