EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Corechem Inc.
Knoxville, TN
- Total releases
- 9.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Corechem Inc.: how the 9.0K lbs splits
9.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 8.9K lbs 98.9%
- Air Releases 100 lbs 1.1%
Corechem Inc.'s 9.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Corechem Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Knoxville, TN, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 3.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 9.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,033 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. Corechem Inc. is pounds #318 and chemical-count #134 at 9.0K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lambcon Ready Mix; Explore Industries USA Inc; Cemex Construction Materials Atlantic LLC; Cmc Steel Tennessee. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Tennessee: Barton Solvents Inc Bettendorf; Harwick Standard Distribution Corp; Coastal Chemical Co. LLC; Multi-Chem Group Jane Lew Wv Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ethylene glycol; Nitric acid; n-Hexane.
Corechem Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.9% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Barton Solvents Inc Bettendorf and Harwick Standard Distribution Corp.
Corechem Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.0K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Corechem Inc.: Methanol-led volume
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Corechem Inc. reports the 156th-largest volume (9.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 63.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Barton Solvents Inc Bettendorf and Harwick Standard Distribution Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Corechem Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 63.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Corechem Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 4.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Corechem Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 4.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Corechem Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Corechem Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2405% (150 lbs to 3.8K lbs).
Corechem Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Corechem Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2405% 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 | 150 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 555 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 355 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 4.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 3.8K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 5.7K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 1.2K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 617 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 80 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 29 lbs | - |
Corechem Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Corechem Inc.
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Lambcon Ready Mix, Explore Industries USA Inc, Cemex Construction Materials Atlantic LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Barton Solvents Inc Bettendorf, Harwick Standard Distribution Corp, Coastal Chemical Co. LLC.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Corechem Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (9.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Asphalt Solutions Toa Alta, Nazdar Shawnee, Vibracoustic North America LP. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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 Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Nitric acid, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Lambcon Ready Mix. Corechem 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 Corechem Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Corechem Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Knoxville, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.1% of Knox TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Asphalt Solutions Toa Alta (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Corechem Inc. stamps LIGHT 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