EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer
Louisville, KY · Parent: Zschimmer & Schwarz Inc
- Total releases
- 1.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer: how the 1.2K lbs splits
1.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 967 lbs 78.1%
- Off-site Transfers 270 lbs 21.8%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer's 1.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 78.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 21.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.2K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,561 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. Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer is pounds #308 and chemical-count #137 at 1.2K 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: Misa Metal Fabricating Inc; Kentucky Trailer Paint; Biorigin/ptx Food Corp; Republic Conduit Manufacturing. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Amvac Chemical; Honeywell International Inc; Pilot Chemical Co Middletown Ohio Facility; Chemsico. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Methyl methacrylate; Styrene; Ethyl acrylate.
Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (78.1% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Amvac Chemical and Honeywell International Inc.
Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer reports the 2,781st-largest volume (1.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 86.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Amvac Chemical and Honeywell International Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 86.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer's total reported releases rose from 23 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 270 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer's air releases rose from 23 lb in 2022 to 935 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 38796% (3 lbs to 1.2K lbs).
Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer year-over-year reported totals (increased by 38796% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 23 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.2K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 94 lbs | - |
| Styrene | 68 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethyl acrylate | 7 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Butyl acrylate | 0 lbs | - |
Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Misa Metal Fabricating Inc, Kentucky Trailer Paint, Biorigin/ptx Food 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. Amvac Chemical, Honeywell International Inc, Pilot Chemical Co Middletown Ohio Facility.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer on cumulative reported pounds (1.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp, Anchor Glass Container Corp-Shakopee, Virnig Manufacturing Inc.. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp Gainesville, GA · Machinery 1.2K lbs reported
- Anchor Glass Container Corp-Shakopee Shakopee, MN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.2K lbs reported
- Virnig Manufacturing Inc. Rice, MN · Machinery 1.2K lbs reported
- Everwood Treatment Co Spanish Fort, AL · Wood Products 1.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Zinc compounds, Methyl methacrylate, Styrene, Ethyl acrylate; nearby reporters include Misa Metal Fabricating Inc. Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer stamps LIGHT 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 Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Louisville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Zschimmer & Schwarz Interpolymer stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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