EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Westlake Vinyls Inc
Calvert City, KY · Parent: Westlake Corp
- Total releases
- 2.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 49
- Carcinogens
- 22
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Westlake Vinyls Inc: how the 2.2M lbs splits
2.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.1M lbs 96.1%
- Off-site Transfers 75.0K lbs 3.5%
- Water Discharges 9.4K lbs 0.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Westlake Vinyls Inc's 2.2M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.5%. 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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Westlake Vinyls Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Calvert City, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 348.0K lbs of releases across 49 chemicals in 2023, and 2.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 811 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. Westlake Vinyls Inc is pounds #25 and chemical-count #2 at 2.2M 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: Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc; Cymetech Corp.; Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC; Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC; Arlanxeo; Occidental Chemical Corp; Championx-Sugar Land. Other Westlake Corp sites in this extract: Westlake Longview Corp; Westlake US 2 LLC; Westlake Polymers LLC; Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Propylene; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); 1,2-Dichloroethane.
Westlake Vinyls Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.1% air releases) across 49 chemicals · 22 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC and Arlanxeo.
Westlake Vinyls Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.2M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Westlake Vinyls Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Westlake Vinyls Inc reports the 159th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC and Arlanxeo.
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
- Westlake Vinyls Inc's total reported releases rose from 332.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 348.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westlake Vinyls Inc's water releases rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westlake Vinyls Inc's air releases rose from 318.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 333.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westlake Vinyls Inc's off-site transfers rose from 12.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Westlake Vinyls Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Westlake Vinyls Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 26% (470.0K lbs to 348.0K lbs).
Westlake Vinyls Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Westlake Vinyls Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 26% 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 | 470.0K lbs | 46 |
| 2020 | 519.1K lbs | 48 |
| 2021 | 500.6K lbs | 48 |
| 2022 | 332.0K lbs | 49 |
| 2023 | 348.0K lbs | 49 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 22 of 49 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Westlake Vinyls Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Westlake Vinyls Inc
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc, Cymetech Corp., Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Westlake Vinyls Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (49). Release-pound peers include Gm Truck Group Flint Assembly Plant, Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC, Arlanxeo. Chemical-count peers include Vickery Environmental Inc., Premcor Refining Group Inc Port Arthur, Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery. 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 Westlake Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Westlake Longview Corp, Westlake US 2 LLC, Westlake Polymers 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 Ethylene, Propylene, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), 1,2-Dichloroethane; nearby reporters include Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc. Westlake Vinyls Inc stamps HEAVY 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 Westlake Vinyls Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Westlake Vinyls Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Calvert City, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 19.6% of Marshall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gm Truck Group Flint Assembly Plant (Δ 954 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Westlake Vinyls Inc stamps HEAVY 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