EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kao Collins Inc
Cincinnati, OH · Parent: Kao Corp
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kao Collins Inc: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs 96.2%
- Air Releases 40 lbs 3.8%
Kao Collins Inc's 1.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Kao Collins Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cincinnati, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 237 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 13,788 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. Kao Collins Inc is pounds #912 and chemical-count #1136 at 1.1K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Givaudan Flavors Corp; USA Lamp & Ballast Recyling Inc; Sims-Lohman; Epcor Foundries. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Sherwin-Williams Co; Olin Corp Charleston Plant; Owen Oil Tools LP; Lgc Biosearch Technologies Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
Kao Collins Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.2% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sherwin-Williams Co and Olin Corp Charleston Plant.
Kao Collins Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kao Collins Inc: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kao Collins Inc reports the 2,818th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Sherwin-Williams Co and Olin Corp Charleston Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kao Collins Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Kao Collins Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kao Collins Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 32% (350 lbs to 237 lbs).
Kao Collins Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Kao Collins Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 32% from 2019 to 2022). 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 350 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 230 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 240 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 237 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 1.1K lbs | - |
Kao Collins Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Givaudan Flavors Corp, USA Lamp & Ballast Recyling Inc, Sims-Lohman, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kao Collins Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Sherwin-Williams Co, Load Trail LLC, Drake-Williams Steel. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Givaudan Flavors Corp. Kao Collins Inc stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Kao Collins Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kao Collins Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cincinnati, OH, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 325910 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Hamilton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sherwin-Williams Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kao Collins Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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