EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Mississippi Polymers Inc
Corinth, MS
- Total releases
- 43.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mississippi Polymers Inc: how the 43.4K lbs splits
43.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 38.4K lbs 88.3%
- Air Releases 5.1K lbs 11.7%
Mississippi Polymers Inc's 43.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 88.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.7%. 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Mississippi Polymers Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Corinth, MS, in the paper sector. It reported 7.5K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 43.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,438 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. Mississippi Polymers Inc is pounds #123 and chemical-count #61 at 43.4K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: B & B Concrete Co Inc Corinth Div; Caterpillar Reman Div; Kingsford Manufacturing Co; Apac-Mississippi Inc. Glen Asphalt Plant. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Mississippi: Fibrek; 3 Sigma LLC; Flakeboard America LLC; Maxpro Manufacturing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds; Antimony compounds.
Mississippi Polymers Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (88.3% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 43.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fibrek and 3 Sigma LLC.
Mississippi Polymers Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
43K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mississippi Polymers Inc in the Paper sector extract
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Mississippi Polymers Inc reports the 207th-largest volume (43.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Mississippi include Fibrek and 3 Sigma 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
- Mississippi Polymers Inc's total reported releases fell from 10.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mississippi Polymers Inc's air releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 735 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mississippi Polymers Inc's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mississippi Polymers Inc's off-site transfers fell from 9.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mississippi Polymers Inc Form-R facts
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6.0× 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 Mississippi Polymers Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 43.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 222% (2.3K lbs to 7.5K lbs).
Mississippi Polymers Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mississippi Polymers Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 222% 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 | 2.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 11.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 11.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 10.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 7.5K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 25.0K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 15.4K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 984 lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 490 lbs | - |
| Lead | 6 lbs | Carcinogen |
Mississippi Polymers Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mississippi Polymers Inc
Closest other reporters in Mississippi - including B & B Concrete Co Inc Corinth Div, Caterpillar Reman Div, Kingsford Manufacturing Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 327 other reporting facilities in Mississippi.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Mississippi - e.g. Fibrek, 3 Sigma LLC, Flakeboard America LLC.
Compare beyond Mississippi
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mississippi Polymers Inc on cumulative reported pounds (43.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Kern Energy, Taylor Industries Inc., Spectra Metal Sales Inc CC700. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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).
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, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds, Antimony compounds; nearby reporters include B & B Concrete Co Inc Corinth Div. Mississippi Polymers Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Mississippi Polymers Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mississippi Polymers Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Corinth, MS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322220 · Paper. 4.6% of Alcorn TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kern Energy (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mississippi Polymers Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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