EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Knowlton Technologies LLC
Watertown, NY · Parent: Eastman Chemical Co
- Total releases
- 13.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Knowlton Technologies LLC: how the 14.1K lbs splits
14.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 14.1K lbs 100.0%
Knowlton Technologies LLC's 14.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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-LEAN
Knowlton Technologies LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Watertown, NY, in the paper sector. It reported 480 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 13.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,113 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Knowlton Technologies LLC is pounds #191 and chemical-count #211 at 13.7K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: New York Air Brake LLC; Griffith Energy - Watertown; Neenah Northeast LLC; US Army Fort Drum. Similar-scale Paper peers outside New York: Specialty Tapes LLC; Tesa Plant Sparta LLC; Gold Bond Building Products - Milton; Accord Carton LLC. Other Eastman Chemical Co sites in this extract: Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations; Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations; Taminco US LLC; Solutia Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Phenol; Formaldehyde.
Knowlton Technologies LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.7K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Specialty Tapes LLC and Tesa Plant Sparta LLC.
Knowlton Technologies LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Knowlton Technologies LLC: Methanol-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Knowlton Technologies LLC reports the 245th-largest volume (13.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 81.4% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Specialty Tapes LLC and Tesa Plant Sparta LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Knowlton Technologies LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 81.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Knowlton Technologies LLC's total reported releases fell from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knowlton Technologies LLC's air releases fell from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Knowlton Technologies LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Knowlton Technologies LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 83% (2.8K lbs to 480 lbs).
Knowlton Technologies LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Knowlton Technologies LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 83% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 3.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 3.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 480 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 11.5K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 329 lbs | Carcinogen |
Knowlton Technologies LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Knowlton Technologies LLC
Closest other reporters in New York - including New York Air Brake LLC, Griffith Energy - Watertown, Neenah Northeast LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Specialty Tapes LLC, Tesa Plant Sparta LLC, Gold Bond Building Products - Milton.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Knowlton Technologies LLC on cumulative reported pounds (13.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include New Cooperative Inc. - Rowan Mill, Frontier Plastic Fabricators, Cpi Operations LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Eastman Chemical Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations, Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations, Taminco US LLC.
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 Methanol, Phenol, Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include New York Air Brake LLC. Knowlton Technologies LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Knowlton Technologies LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Knowlton Technologies LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Watertown, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 1.7% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: New Cooperative Inc. - Rowan Mill (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Knowlton Technologies LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol. 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