EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div
Calvert City, KY · Parent: Wacker Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 494.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div: how the 494.3K lbs splits
494.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 490.2K lbs 99.2%
- Off-site Transfers 4.1K lbs 0.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div's 494.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.
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-MID
Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Calvert City, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 101.4K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 494.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,970 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. Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div is pounds #58 and chemical-count #46 at 494.3K 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: Estron Chemicals Inc; Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC; Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant; Isp Chemicals LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Tpc Group; Nation Ford Chemical Co; Lion Elastomers LLC; Avantor Performance Materials. Other Wacker Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Wacker Chemical Corp; Wacker Chemical Corp; Wacker Polysilicon N.a.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Vinyl acetate; Methanol; N-Methylolacrylamide.
Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.2% air releases) across 12 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 494.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tpc Group and Nation Ford Chemical Co.
Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
494K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div reports the 398th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Tpc Group and Nation Ford Chemical Co.
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
- Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div's total reported releases fell from 111.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 101.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div's air releases fell from 111.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 101.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div Form-R facts
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See how Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 494.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (106.8K lbs to 101.4K lbs).
Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div: 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 Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div 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: Ethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 106.8K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 101.3K lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 73.4K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 111.3K lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 101.4K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene | 223.4K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 142.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 116.1K lbs | - |
| N-Methylolacrylamide | 11.4K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 533 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 22 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 0 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Acrylamide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Estron Chemicals Inc, Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC, Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Tpc Group, Nation Ford Chemical Co, Lion Elastomers LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div on cumulative reported pounds (494.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Tpc Group, Hohman Plating & Manufacturing Inc, Suncall America Inc. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
- Tpc Group Port Neches, TX · Chemicals 494.8K lbs reported
- Hohman Plating & Manufacturing Inc Dayton, OH · Fabricated Metals 495.1K lbs reported
- Suncall America Inc Richmond, IN · Fabricated Metals 493.4K lbs reported
- Kuraray America-Fayetteville Fayetteville, NC · Plastics and Rubber 493.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Wacker Chemical Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Wacker Chemical Corp, Wacker Chemical Corp, Wacker Polysilicon N.a..
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 Ethylene, Vinyl acetate, Methanol, N-Methylolacrylamide; nearby reporters include Estron Chemicals Inc. Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div 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. 4.5% of Marshall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tpc Group (Δ 498 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene. 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