EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Zeon Chemicals LP
Louisville, KY · Parent: Zeon Chemicals LP
- Total releases
- 294.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Zeon Chemicals LP: how the 294.1K lbs splits
294.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 266.1K lbs 90.5%
- Off-site Transfers 28.0K lbs 9.5%
Zeon Chemicals LP's 294.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 90.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 9.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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
Zeon Chemicals LP is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 84.1K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 294.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,614 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. Zeon Chemicals LP is pounds #76 and chemical-count #67 at 294.1K 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; Geon Performance Solutions; Carbide Industries LLC; Chevron Louisville Terminal/lubricants Blend Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Bayer Cropscience LP; Evonik Corp; Grace -Pasadena Catalyst Site; Novozymes Na Inc. Other Zeon Chemicals LP sites in this extract: Zeon Chemicals LP Mississippi Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Ethyl acrylate; Butyl acrylate; Acrylonitrile.
Zeon Chemicals LP stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (90.5% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 294.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bayer Cropscience LP and Evonik Corp.
Zeon Chemicals LP vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
294K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Zeon Chemicals LP in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Zeon Chemicals LP reports the 518th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Bayer Cropscience LP and Evonik Corp.
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
- Zeon Chemicals LP's total reported releases rose from 59.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 84.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Zeon Chemicals LP's off-site transfers rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Zeon Chemicals LP's air releases rose from 55.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 75.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Zeon Chemicals LP Form-R facts
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See how Zeon Chemicals LP stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Zeon Chemicals LP releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 294.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 49% (56.5K lbs to 84.1K lbs).
Zeon Chemicals LP: 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 Zeon Chemicals LP year-over-year reported totals (increased by 49% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 56.5K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 29.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 64.3K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 59.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 84.1K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 108.4K lbs | - |
| Ethyl acrylate | 76.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Butyl acrylate | 58.3K lbs | - |
| Acrylonitrile | 16.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 13.1K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 10.7K lbs | - |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 7.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 2.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 50 lbs | - |
Zeon Chemicals LP · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Zeon Chemicals LP
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc, Geon Performance Solutions, Carbide Industries 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. Bayer Cropscience LP, Evonik Corp, Grace -Pasadena Catalyst Site.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Zeon Chemicals LP on cumulative reported pounds (294.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Saputo Cheese USA Inc, Bayer Cropscience LP, Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Zeon Chemicals LP Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Zeon Chemicals LP Mississippi Plant.
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 Ammonia, Ethyl acrylate, Butyl acrylate, Acrylonitrile; nearby reporters include Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc. Zeon Chemicals LP 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 Zeon Chemicals LP TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Zeon Chemicals LP totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Louisville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325212 · Chemicals. 1.3% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Saputo Cheese USA Inc (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Zeon Chemicals LP stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Ammonia. 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