EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Franklin International
Columbus, OH
- Total releases
- 37.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Franklin International: how the 37.9K lbs splits
37.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 37.4K lbs 98.8%
- Off-site Transfers 456 lbs 1.2%
Franklin International's 37.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.2%. 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
Franklin International is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 7.2K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 37.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,775 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. Franklin International is pounds #440 and chemical-count #56 at 37.9K 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: Forterra Pipe & Precast LLC - Columbus; Capital Resin Corp; Shelly Materials Plant 90; V&s Columbus Galvanizing LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Green Plains York LLC; Huntsman Ethyleneamines Plant; Reg Seneca LLC; Mycone Dental Supply Co. Inc. Cherry Hill Nj. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Vinyl acetate; Butyl acrylate; n-Hexane; Certain glycol ethers.
Franklin International stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.8% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 37.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Green Plains York LLC and Huntsman Ethyleneamines Plant.
Franklin International vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
38K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Franklin International: Vinyl acetate-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Franklin International reports the 1,421st-largest volume (37.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Vinyl acetate alone is 86.0% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 86.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Ohio include Green Plains York LLC and Huntsman Ethyleneamines Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Franklin International's pounds in one chemical - here Vinyl acetate at 86.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Franklin International's total reported releases fell from 8.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Franklin International's air releases fell from 8.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Franklin International's chemicals reported fell from 13 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Franklin International Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Franklin International releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 37.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (7.5K lbs to 7.2K lbs).
Franklin International: 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 Franklin International year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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 | 7.5K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 7.0K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 8.0K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 8.2K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 7.2K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Vinyl acetate | 32.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Butyl acrylate | 2.1K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 668 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 340 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 163 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 136 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 13 lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 10 lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 9 lbs | - |
| Acrylamide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methylolacrylamide | 0 lbs | - |
| Styrene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Franklin International · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Franklin International
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Forterra Pipe & Precast LLC - Columbus, Capital Resin Corp, Shelly Materials Plant 90, 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. Green Plains York LLC, Huntsman Ethyleneamines Plant, Reg Seneca LLC.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Franklin International on cumulative reported pounds (37.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Bertram Yachts LLC, Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Green Plains York LLC. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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, Butyl acrylate, n-Hexane, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Forterra Pipe & Precast LLC - Columbus. Franklin International 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 Franklin International TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Vinyl acetate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Franklin International totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325520 · Chemicals. 1.0% of Franklin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bertram Yachts LLC (Δ 17 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Franklin International 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