EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Wacker Chemical Corp
Adrian, MI · Parent: Wacker Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 21.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Wacker Chemical Corp: how the 21.2K lbs splits
21.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 20.3K lbs 95.9%
- Off-site Transfers 703 lbs 3.3%
- Water Discharges 174 lbs 0.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Wacker Chemical Corp's 21.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Wacker Chemical Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Adrian, MI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 21.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,105 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. Wacker Chemical Corp is pounds #301 and chemical-count #364 at 21.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ervin Technologies; Crimson Holdings LLC; Anderson Development Co; Inteva Products-Adrian Operations. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Michigan: Nisus Corp; Henkel US Operations Corp; Research Organics LLC; Emco Chemical Distributors Inc. Other Wacker Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div; Wacker Chemical Corp; Wacker Polysilicon N.a.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Xylene (mixed isomers); Toluene.
Wacker Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.9% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nisus Corp and Henkel US Operations Corp.
Wacker Chemical Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wacker Chemical Corp: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Wacker Chemical Corp reports the 1,704th-largest volume (21.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 91.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Nisus Corp and Henkel US Operations Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Wacker Chemical Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 91.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Wacker Chemical Corp's total reported releases fell from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wacker Chemical Corp's air releases fell from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wacker Chemical Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Wacker Chemical Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 20% (5.5K lbs to 4.3K lbs).
Wacker Chemical Corp: 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 Wacker Chemical Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 20% 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 | 5.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 559 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 5.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 19.3K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
Wacker Chemical Corp · AIR-pathway site
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wacker Chemical Corp on cumulative reported pounds (21.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Aero-Electric Connector Inc., Bluescope Coated Products LLC, Hp Pelzer (automotive Systems) Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- Aero-Electric Connector Inc. Torrance, CA · Fabricated Metals 21.2K lbs reported
- Bluescope Coated Products LLC Middletown, OH · Fabricated Metals 21.2K lbs reported
- Hp Pelzer (automotive Systems) Inc. Thomson, GA · Transportation Equipment 21.2K lbs reported
- Eaglepicher Technologies LLC Joplin, MO · Electrical Equipment 21.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Wacker Chemical Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div, Wacker Chemical Corp, Wacker Polysilicon N.a..
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, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene; nearby reporters include Ervin Technologies. Wacker Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT 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 Wacker Chemical Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wacker Chemical Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Adrian, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325212 · Chemicals. 0.6% of Lenawee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aero-Electric Connector Inc. (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wacker Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT 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