EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf Corp
Wyandotte, MI · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 159.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 29
- Carcinogens
- 12
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Basf Corp: how the 159.2K lbs splits
159.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 104.0K lbs 65.3%
- Air Releases 53.7K lbs 33.7%
- Land Disposal 1.0K lbs 0.6%
- Water Discharges 488 lbs 0.3%
Basf Corp's 159.2K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 65.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 33.7%. 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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Basf Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wyandotte, MI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 42.2K lbs of releases across 24 chemicals in 2023, and 159.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,642 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Basf Corp is pounds #120 and chemical-count #8 at 159.2K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cadon Plating Co.; Edw C Levy Co - Plant 3; US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works; Jci Jones Chemicals Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Michigan: Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC; Pennakem LLC; Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC; Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc. Other Basf Corp sites in this extract: Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops; Basf Corp - Freeport Site; Basf Corp; Basf Corp - Beaumont. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Styrene; Acrylic acid; Ammonia.
Compare Basf Corp with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Cadon Plating Co. Wyandotte · 278.0K lbs
- Edw C Levy Co - Plant 3 Ecorse · 1.8K lbs
- US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works Ecorse · 5.6M lbs
- Jci Jones Chemicals Inc. Riverview · 4 lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC (OH) · Pennakem LLC (TN) · Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC (PA)
Basf Corp is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Wyandotte, MI: 159.2K lbs across 29 chemicals (12 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 65.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC and Pennakem LLC.
Basf Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
159K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basf Corp in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf Corp reports the 701st-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Michigan include Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC and Pennakem LLC.
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
- Basf Corp's total reported releases rose from 29.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's land releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 406 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's off-site transfers rose from 19.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's air releases rose from 10.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basf Corp Form-R facts
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See how Basf Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
43% less than the comparison
7.3× 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 Basf Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 159.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 70% (24.8K lbs to 42.2K lbs).
Basf Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Basf Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 70% 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 | 24.8K lbs | 24 |
| 2020 | 31.7K lbs | 25 |
| 2021 | 30.7K lbs | 23 |
| 2022 | 29.7K lbs | 24 |
| 2023 | 42.2K lbs | 24 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 12 of 29 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 63.6K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 24.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylic acid | 13.7K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 12.2K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 7.3K lbs | - |
| Propylene oxide | 7.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 7.2K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 3.9K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Acrylonitrile | 2.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene oxide | 2.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 1.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethyl acrylate | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Butyl acrylate | 1.2K lbs | - |
| sec-Butyl alcohol | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 886 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 798 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 782 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 226 lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 153 lbs | - |
| Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 81 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl acrylate | 57 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 57 lbs | - |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 55 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 21 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 4 lbs | Carcinogen |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
Basf Corp in Wayne
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Corp
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Cadon Plating Co., Edw C Levy Co - Plant 3, US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 790 other reporting facilities in Michigan.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC, Pennakem LLC, Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Corp on cumulative reported pounds (159.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (29). Release-pound peers include Platte Generating Station, Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC, Middlebury Cheese Co. Chemical-count peers include Harrison Power Station, Pcs Phosphate Co Inc, Blue Ridge Paper Products 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.
- Platte Generating Station Grand Island, NE · Electric Utilities 159.2K lbs reported
- Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC West Alexandria, OH · Chemicals 159.2K lbs reported
- Middlebury Cheese Co Middlebury, IN · Food 159.1K lbs reported
- Lee Brick & Tile Co Sanford, NC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 159.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Basf Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops, Basf Corp - Freeport Site, Basf Corp.
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, Styrene, Acrylic acid, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Cadon Plating Co.. Basf Corp stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Basf Corp TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wyandotte, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Platte Generating Station (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Corp stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 65.3%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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