EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ascent Chemicals
Cleveland, TN · Parent: Ascent Industries
- Total releases
- 58.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ascent Chemicals: how the 58.2K lbs splits
58.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 56.9K lbs 97.8%
- Off-site Transfers 1.3K lbs 2.2%
Ascent Chemicals's 58.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol.
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 TRACE-CARC
Ascent Chemicals is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cleveland, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 15.6K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 58.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,786 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ascent Chemicals is pounds #181 and chemical-count #41 at 58.2K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Eaton Corp; Formulated Solutions Cleveland LLC; Cormetech Inc; Duracell. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Stockhausen Superabsorber LLC; Pressure Chemical Co; American Phoenix Inc.; Cna Holdings Llc-Shelby. Other Ascent Industries sites in this extract: Bristol Metals LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol; Chloroacetic acid; Ammonia; Diethyl sulfate.
Ascent Chemicals stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.8% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 58.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Stockhausen Superabsorber LLC and Pressure Chemical Co.
Ascent Chemicals vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
58K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ascent Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ascent Chemicals reports the 1,214th-largest volume (58.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Butyl alcohol alone is 62.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Stockhausen Superabsorber LLC and Pressure Chemical Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ascent Chemicals's pounds in one chemical - here n-Butyl alcohol at 62.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ascent Chemicals's total reported releases rose from 13.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascent Chemicals's off-site transfers fell from 312 lb in 2022 to 106 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascent Chemicals's air releases rose from 12.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascent Chemicals's chemicals reported fell from 9 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ascent Chemicals Form-R facts
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See how Ascent Chemicals stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
38% less than the comparison
2.8× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ascent Chemicals releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 58.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 82% (8.6K lbs to 15.6K lbs).
Ascent Chemicals: 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 Ascent Chemicals year-over-year reported totals (increased by 82% 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: n-Butyl alcohol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.6K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 13.4K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 7.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 13.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 15.6K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Butyl alcohol | 36.2K lbs | - |
| Chloroacetic acid | 21.1K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 596 lbs | - |
| Diethyl sulfate | 250 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ascent Chemicals · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ascent Chemicals
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Eaton Corp, Formulated Solutions Cleveland LLC, Cormetech Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Stockhausen Superabsorber LLC, Pressure Chemical Co, American Phoenix Inc..
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ascent Chemicals on cumulative reported pounds (58.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Aristech Surfaces LLC, Stockhausen Superabsorber LLC, Saputo Cheese USA Inc - Belmont. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Ascent Industries Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bristol Metals LP.
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 n-Butyl alcohol, Chloroacetic acid, Ammonia, Diethyl sulfate; nearby reporters include Eaton Corp. Ascent Chemicals stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Ascent Chemicals TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Butyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ascent Chemicals totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cleveland, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 4.2% of Bradley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aristech Surfaces LLC (Δ 44 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ascent Chemicals stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Butyl alcohol. 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