EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Byk USA Inc.
Earth City, MO · Parent: Byk USA Inc
- Total releases
- 28.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Byk USA Inc.: how the 28.2K lbs splits
28.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 27.9K lbs 98.8%
- Air Releases 330 lbs 1.2%
Byk USA Inc.'s 28.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Byk USA Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Earth City, MO, in the chemicals sector. It reported 849 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 28.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,451 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Byk USA Inc. is pounds #189 and chemical-count #161 at 28.2K lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Beltservice Corp; Sti Fabrics Inc; Best Block - Bridgeton Mo Plant _ [earth City]; Eagle Packaging Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Missouri: Harvard Chemical LLC; Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals; Access Business Group LLC; Chroma Color Corp (formerly Plastic Color Corp. Other Byk USA Inc sites in this extract: Byk USA Inc.; Byk USA Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Copper compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds; Phthalic anhydride.
Byk USA Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.8% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 28.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Harvard Chemical LLC and Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals.
Byk USA Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Byk USA Inc.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Byk USA Inc. reports the 1,574th-largest volume (28.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 83.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Missouri include Harvard Chemical LLC and Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Byk USA Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 83.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Byk USA Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 797 lb in 2022 to 849 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Byk USA Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 782 lb in 2022 to 834 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Byk USA Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Byk USA Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
70% less than the comparison
33% 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 Byk USA Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 28.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 91% (9.2K lbs to 849 lbs).
Byk USA 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 Byk USA Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 91% 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 | 9.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 15.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 797 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 849 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 23.5K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 695 lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 99 lbs | - |
Byk USA Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Byk USA Inc.
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Beltservice Corp, Sti Fabrics Inc, Best Block - Bridgeton Mo Plant _ [earth City], ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 490 other reporting facilities in Missouri.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Harvard Chemical LLC, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Access Business Group LLC.
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Byk USA Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (28.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Phillips 66 Co East St Louis Terminal, Purity Zinc Metals LLC, Cowboy Cdp. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Byk USA Inc Facilities
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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, Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Phthalic anhydride; nearby reporters include Beltservice Corp. Byk USA Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Byk USA Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Byk USA Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Earth City, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325991 · Chemicals. 0.9% of St. Louis TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Phillips 66 Co East St Louis Terminal (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Byk USA Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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