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Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant

Calvert City, KY · Parent: Westlake Corp

Total releases
866.5K lbs
Chemicals reported
5
Carcinogens
2
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant: how the 866.5K lbs splits

866.5K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 866.5K lbs 100.0%

Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant's 866.5K 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: Acetophenone.

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

Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Calvert City, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 167.6K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 866.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,422 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. - Pvc Plant is pounds #45 and chemical-count #119 at 866.5K 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: Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC; Isp Chemicals LLC; Evonik Corp; Estron Chemicals Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Addis Carbon Black Plant; Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings; The Andersons Inc - Sioux City; W R Grace & Co. Other Westlake Corp sites in this extract: Westlake Longview Corp; Westlake US 2 LLC; Westlake Polymers LLC; Westlake Vinyls Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetophenone; Vinyl chloride; Methanol; Cumene.

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Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 866.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Addis Carbon Black Plant and Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings.

#1,422 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 5.5% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

867K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant: Acetophenone-led volume

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant reports the 287th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetophenone alone is 63.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Addis Carbon Black Plant and Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Acetophenone at 63.5%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant's total reported releases fell from 212.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 167.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant's chemicals reported rose from 4 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant's air releases fell from 212.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 167.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
MID volume
866.5K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-MID chem count
5 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Acetophenone

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See how Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant
866.5K lbs
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC
3.7M lbs

76% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant
5
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC
3

67% 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 Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 866.5K lbs.

Air Releases 866.5K lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (160.9K lbs to 167.6K lbs).

Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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: Acetophenone.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 160.9K lbs 4
2020 137.7K lbs 4
2021 188.2K lbs 4
2022 212.2K lbs 4
2023 167.6K lbs 5

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Acetophenone 550.3K lbs -
Vinyl chloride 259.5K lbs Carcinogen
Methanol 44.8K lbs -
Cumene 11.3K lbs Carcinogen
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 661 lbs -

Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant · AIR-pathway site

Calvert City, KY
37.0414, -88.3500
County TRI context
Marshall · 7.8% of county pounds
Parent company
Westlake Corp

Compare beyond Kentucky

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant on cumulative reported pounds (866.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Weyerhaeuser Nr, Clover Power Station, Arconic US LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Acetophenone, Vinyl chloride, Methanol, Cumene; nearby reporters include Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC. Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant 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.

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This Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Acetophenone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant 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. 7.8% of Marshall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Weyerhaeuser Nr (Δ 462 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Acetophenone. 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