EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc
Bay Saint Louis, MS · Parent: Dak Americas LLC
- Total releases
- 360.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc: how the 360.7K lbs splits
360.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 348.0K lbs 96.5%
- Off-site Transfers 12.7K lbs 3.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc's 360.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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
Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bay Saint Louis, MS, in the chemicals sector. It reported 76.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 360.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,342 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Mississippi's 328 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc is pounds #50 and chemical-count #72 at 360.7K lbs. Tronox LLC leads reported pounds (64.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #12). Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (7.4M lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Polychemie Inc; Calgon Carbon Corp - Pearl River Plant; Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC; US Navy - Naval Special Warfare Small Arms Range. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Mississippi: Apg Polytech LLC; Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc; Henkel US Operations Corp; Rust-Oleum Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Acetaldehyde; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; 1,4-Dioxane.
Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.5% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 360.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Apg Polytech LLC and Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc.
Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
361K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc inside Hancock's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc reports the 464th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 62.4% of every pound reported in Hancock. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 70.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Mississippi include Apg Polytech LLC and Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hancock's reported pounds (577.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc's total reported releases rose from 70.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 76.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc's off-site transfers fell from 3.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 68 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc's air releases rose from 67.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 75.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc Form-R facts
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See how Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.7× more than the comparison
29% less 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 Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 360.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (73.1K lbs to 76.0K lbs).
Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc: 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 Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 73.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 67.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 72.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 70.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 76.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 253.7K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 87.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 10.2K lbs | - |
| 1,4-Dioxane | 7.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 2.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc
Closest other reporters in Mississippi - including Polychemie Inc, Calgon Carbon Corp - Pearl River Plant, Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 327 other reporting facilities in Mississippi.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Mississippi - e.g. Apg Polytech LLC, Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc, Henkel US Operations Corp.
Compare beyond Mississippi
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc on cumulative reported pounds (360.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Charter Next Generation - Blythewood, Isolatek International, Henniges Automotive Iowa 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.
- Charter Next Generation - Blythewood Blythewood, SC · Plastics and Rubber 360.7K lbs reported
- Isolatek International Huntington, IN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 360.6K lbs reported
- Henniges Automotive Iowa Inc Keokuk, IA · Plastics and Rubber 360.6K lbs reported
- Apg Polytech LLC Apple Grove, WV · Chemicals 360.5K 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 Ethylene glycol, Acetaldehyde, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, 1,4-Dioxane; nearby reporters include Polychemie Inc. Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc 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 Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bay Saint Louis, MS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 62.4% of Hancock TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Charter Next Generation - Blythewood (Δ 44 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene glycol. 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