EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kost USA
Cincinnati, OH
- Total releases
- 23.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Kost USA: how the 23.0K lbs splits
23.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 20.0K lbs 86.9%
- Off-site Transfers 3.0K lbs 13.1%
Kost USA's 23.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 86.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 13.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Kost USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cincinnati, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.0K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 23.0K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,927 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. Kost USA is pounds #528 and chemical-count #613 at 23.0K 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: Oldcastle Apg - Cincinnati; Solvay USA Inc; Monti Inc; Pmc Specialties Group Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Behr Process LLC - Allentown; Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Building 313; Fox River Valley Ethanol LLC; Sherwin-Williams Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Sodium nitrite.
Kost USA stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (86.9% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 23.0K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Behr Process LLC - Allentown and Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Building 313.
Kost USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
23K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kost USA: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kost USA reports the 1,669th-largest volume (23.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Behr Process LLC - Allentown and Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Building 313.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kost USA's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kost USA's total reported releases fell from 20.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kost USA's off-site transfers rose from 6 lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kost USA's air releases fell from 20.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kost USA Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kost USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 23.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 85% (20.0K lbs to 3.0K lbs).
Kost USA: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kost USA year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 85% from 2022 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 3.0K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 23.0K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
Kost USA · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kost USA
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Oldcastle Apg - Cincinnati, Solvay USA Inc, Monti Inc, 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. Behr Process LLC - Allentown, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Building 313, Fox River Valley Ethanol LLC.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kost USA on cumulative reported pounds (23.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include US Cbp Marfa Border Patrol Sm Arms Range #TX13811, Winland Foods Inc., Corning Pharmaceutical Glass 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.
- US Cbp Marfa Border Patrol Sm Arms Range #TX13811 Marfa, TX · Other 23.0K lbs reported
- Winland Foods Inc. Atlanta, GA · Food 23.0K lbs reported
- Corning Pharmaceutical Glass LLC Vineland, NJ · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 23.0K lbs reported
- Ds Containers West Chicago West Chicago, IL · Fabricated Metals 23.0K lbs reported
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 Ethylene glycol, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Sodium nitrite; nearby reporters include Oldcastle Apg - Cincinnati. Kost USA stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Kost USA TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kost USA totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cincinnati, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Hamilton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Cbp Marfa Border Patrol Sm Arms Range #TX13811 (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kost USA stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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