EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf Corp
Cincinnati, OH · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 326.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Basf Corp: how the 326.6K lbs splits
326.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 277.4K lbs 84.9%
- Air Releases 49.3K lbs 15.1%
Basf Corp's 326.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 84.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Basf Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cincinnati, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 67.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 326.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,473 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Basf Corp is pounds #136 and chemical-count #560 at 326.6K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Emery Oleochemicals LLC Cincinnati Plant; Cincinnati Renewable Fuels LLC; Sun Chemical Corp Color Intermediates; Sun Chemical Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Abbvie-North Chicago Facility; Oxea Corp Bay City Plant; Louisville Packaging; The Chemours Co. Other Basf Corp sites in this extract: Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops; Basf Corp - Freeport Site; Basf Corp; Basf Corp - Beaumont. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ethylene glycol; Phthalic anhydride.
Basf Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (84.9% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 326.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Abbvie-North Chicago Facility and Oxea Corp Bay City Plant.
Basf Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
327K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basf Corp: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf Corp reports the 489th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 94.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Abbvie-North Chicago Facility and Oxea Corp Bay City Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Basf Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 94.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Basf Corp's total reported releases fell from 71.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 67.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's air releases rose from 12.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's off-site transfers fell from 59.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basf Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Basf Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 326.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 19% (56.3K lbs to 67.2K lbs).
Basf Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Basf Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 19% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 56.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 59.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 73.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 71.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 67.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 307.2K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 19.4K lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
Basf Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Corp
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Emery Oleochemicals LLC Cincinnati Plant, Cincinnati Renewable Fuels LLC, Sun Chemical Corp Color Intermediates, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Abbvie-North Chicago Facility, Oxea Corp Bay City Plant, Louisville Packaging.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Corp on cumulative reported pounds (326.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Pioneer Metal Finishing, Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co LLC, Western Lime Eden Facility - Lime Production. 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.
- Pioneer Metal Finishing New Hope, MN · Fabricated Metals 326.7K lbs reported
- Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co LLC Danville, IL · Machinery 326.6K lbs reported
- Western Lime Eden Facility - Lime Production Eden, WI · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 326.0K lbs reported
- Cabinetworks Group Culver, IN · Furniture 327.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Basf Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops, Basf Corp - Freeport Site, Basf Corp.
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, Ethylene glycol, Phthalic anhydride; nearby reporters include Emery Oleochemicals LLC Cincinnati Plant. Basf Corp stamps MID 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 Basf Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cincinnati, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 2.8% of Hamilton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pioneer Metal Finishing (Δ 49 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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