EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Koppers Performance Chemicals
Hubbell, MI · Parent: Koppers Inc
- Total releases
- 2.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Koppers Performance Chemicals: how the 2.4M lbs splits
2.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.4M lbs 99.6%
- Off-site Transfers 9.0K lbs 0.4%
- Water Discharges 113 lbs <0.1%
Koppers Performance Chemicals's 2.4M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Koppers Performance Chemicals is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hubbell, MI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 555.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 2.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 766 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. Koppers Performance Chemicals is pounds #17 and chemical-count #196 at 2.4M 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: Warm Rain Corp; Calumet Electronics Corp; Eagle Mine; Eagle Mine Llc-Humboldt Mill. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Michigan: Eden Custom Processing LLC; Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant; Lanxess - West Plant; Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LP Sweeny Complex. Other Koppers Inc sites in this extract: Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant; Koppers Inc; Koppers Inc. (north Little Rock Ar); Koppers Performance Chemcials. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Copper compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds; Lead compounds.
Koppers Performance Chemicals stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.6% air releases) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Eden Custom Processing LLC and Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant.
Koppers Performance Chemicals vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4M 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
Koppers Performance Chemicals inside Houghton's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Koppers Performance Chemicals reports the 144th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 83.8% of every pound reported in Houghton. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 99.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Eden Custom Processing LLC and Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Houghton's reported pounds (2.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Koppers Performance Chemicals's total reported releases rose from 493.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 555.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koppers Performance Chemicals's off-site transfers fell from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 700 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koppers Performance Chemicals's air releases rose from 491.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 554.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Koppers Performance Chemicals Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Koppers Performance Chemicals releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 30% (426.4K lbs to 555.3K lbs).
Koppers Performance Chemicals: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows Koppers Performance Chemicals year-over-year reported totals (increased by 30% 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 | 426.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 421.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 480.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 493.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 555.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 2.4M lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 6.2K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 5.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1 lbs | - |
Koppers Performance Chemicals · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Koppers Performance Chemicals
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Warm Rain Corp, Calumet Electronics Corp, Eagle Mine, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Eden Custom Processing LLC, Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant, Lanxess - West Plant.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Koppers Performance Chemicals on cumulative reported pounds (2.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Eden Custom Processing LLC, Brame Energy Center, Amalgamated Sugar Co. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Koppers Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant, Koppers Inc, Koppers Inc. (north Little Rock Ar).
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, Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Warm Rain Corp. Koppers Performance Chemicals stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Koppers Performance Chemicals TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Koppers Performance Chemicals totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hubbell, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 83.8% of Houghton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Eden Custom Processing LLC (Δ 1.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Koppers Performance Chemicals stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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