EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Henkel US Operations Corp
North Kansas City, MO
- Total releases
- 5.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Henkel US Operations Corp: how the 5.0K lbs splits
5.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.9K lbs 98.4%
- Off-site Transfers 52 lbs 1.0%
- Water Discharges 25 lbs 0.5%
Henkel US Operations Corp's 5.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Vinyl acetate.
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 AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Henkel US Operations Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in North Kansas City, MO, in the chemicals sector. It reported 764 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 5.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,235 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. Henkel US Operations Corp is pounds #281 and chemical-count #309 at 5.0K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.; Northeast Generating Station; Polynt Composites USA Inc; Arkema Coating Resins. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Missouri: Camger Coatings Systems Inc; Olin Corp; Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites Inc; Evonik Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Vinyl acetate; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Henkel US Operations Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.4% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Camger Coatings Systems Inc and Olin Corp.
Henkel US Operations Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.0K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Henkel US Operations Corp: Vinyl acetate-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Henkel US Operations Corp reports the 2,315th-largest volume (5.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Vinyl acetate alone is 98.7% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 98.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Missouri include Camger Coatings Systems Inc and Olin Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Henkel US Operations Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Vinyl acetate at 98.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Henkel US Operations Corp's total reported releases fell from 987 lb in 2022 to 764 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Henkel US Operations Corp's air releases fell from 970 lb in 2022 to 750 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Henkel US Operations Corp Form-R facts
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See how Henkel US Operations Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
46% more than the comparison
33% 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 Henkel US Operations Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 39% (1.2K lbs to 764 lbs).
Henkel US Operations 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 Henkel US Operations Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 39% 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: Vinyl acetate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 932 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 987 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 764 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Vinyl acetate | 4.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 63 lbs | - |
Henkel US Operations Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Henkel US Operations Corp
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc., Northeast Generating Station, Polynt Composites USA Inc, 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. Camger Coatings Systems Inc, Olin Corp, Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites Inc.
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Henkel US Operations Corp on cumulative reported pounds (5.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Liberty Ready Mix Plant 3, Camger Coatings Systems Inc, Bullseye Glass Co Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Vinyl acetate, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.. Henkel US Operations Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Henkel US Operations Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Vinyl acetate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Henkel US Operations Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for North Kansas City, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325520 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Clay TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Liberty Ready Mix Plant 3 (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Henkel US Operations Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Vinyl acetate. 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