EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co
Greensboro, NC
- Total releases
- 3.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co: how the 3.9K lbs splits
3.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.3K lbs 58.5%
- Off-site Transfers 1.6K lbs 41.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co's 3.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 58.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 41.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Greensboro, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 260 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 3.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,650 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co is pounds #373 and chemical-count #209 at 3.9K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Commscope Inc- Greensboro Facility; Adams an Oldcastle Co-Colfax; Box-Board Products; W&w-Afco Steel LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: Refcotec Inc.; Nestle Health Science US; Transtar Autobody Technologies; Capital Resin Corporation-Michigan. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Certain glycol ethers; Nitrilotriacetic acid trisodium salt; Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms).
Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Greensboro, NC: 3.9K lbs across 4 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 58.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Refcotec Inc. and Nestle Health Science US.
Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.9K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co reports the 2,412th-largest volume (3.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 86.0% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Refcotec Inc. and Nestle Health Science US.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 86.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co's total reported releases fell from 621 lb in 2022 to 260 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co's air releases fell from 320 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co's off-site transfers fell from 301 lb in 2022 to 260 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 79% (1.2K lbs to 260 lbs).
Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 79% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 672 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 621 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 260 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 286 lbs | - |
| Nitrilotriacetic acid trisodium salt | 250 lbs | - |
| Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) | 5 lbs | - |
Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co in Guilford
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Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Commscope Inc- Greensboro Facility, Adams an Oldcastle Co-Colfax, Box-Board Products, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Refcotec Inc., Nestle Health Science US, Transtar Autobody Technologies.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co on cumulative reported pounds (3.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Refcotec Inc., Nestle Health Science US, Clarios LLC. 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
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 Ammonia, Certain glycol ethers, Nitrilotriacetic acid trisodium salt, Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); nearby reporters include Commscope Inc- Greensboro Facility. Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Greensboro, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325611 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Guilford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Refcotec Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ecolab Inc Kay Chemical Co stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 58.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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