EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Covoro Mining Solutions LLC
Memphis, TN · Parent: Covoro Mining Solutions LLC
- Total releases
- 2.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Covoro Mining Solutions LLC: how the 2.3M lbs splits
2.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.5M lbs 67.3%
- Off-site Transfers 723.3K lbs 31.9%
- Land Disposal 11.1K lbs 0.5%
- Water Discharges 6.3K lbs 0.3%
Covoro Mining Solutions LLC's 2.3M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 67.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 31.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Covoro Mining Solutions LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Memphis, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 357.7K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 2.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 789 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. Covoro Mining Solutions LLC is pounds #26 and chemical-count #23 at 2.3M 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: Lanxess Corporation-Memphis; Plaskolite Tennessee LLC; Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc; V&s Memphis Galvanizing LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Corteva Agriscience LLC - Harbor Beach Operations; Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc.; Westinghouse Electric Co LLC; Mobil Chemical Co Beaumont Polyethylene Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Acetonitrile; Hydrogen cyanide; Cyanide compounds.
Covoro Mining Solutions LLC is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Memphis, TN: 2.3M lbs across 14 chemicals (6 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 67.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Corteva Agriscience LLC - Harbor Beach Operations and Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc..
Covoro Mining Solutions LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.3M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Covoro Mining Solutions LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Covoro Mining Solutions LLC reports the 152nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Corteva Agriscience LLC - Harbor Beach Operations and Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Covoro Mining Solutions LLC's total reported releases fell from 428.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 357.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covoro Mining Solutions LLC's land releases fell from 820 lb in 2022 to 575 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covoro Mining Solutions LLC's water releases fell from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covoro Mining Solutions LLC's air releases fell from 290.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 240.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Covoro Mining Solutions LLC Form-R facts
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See how Covoro Mining Solutions LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
204.2× more than the comparison
14.0× 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 Covoro Mining Solutions LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 28% (496.2K lbs to 357.7K lbs).
Covoro Mining Solutions LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Covoro Mining Solutions LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 28% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 496.2K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 467.4K lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 517.5K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 428.7K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 357.7K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.0M lbs | - |
| Acetonitrile | 858.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 315.9K lbs | - |
| Cyanide compounds | 57.4K lbs | - |
| Creosote | 10.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 4.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylonitrile | 3.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel | 3.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 2.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 528 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 389 lbs | - |
| 2-Methyllactonitrile | 2 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Covoro Mining Solutions LLC in Shelby
Nearest TRI Facilities to Covoro Mining Solutions LLC
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Lanxess Corporation-Memphis, Plaskolite Tennessee LLC, Mitsubishi Chemical America 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. Corteva Agriscience LLC - Harbor Beach Operations, Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc., Westinghouse Electric Co LLC.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Covoro Mining Solutions LLC on cumulative reported pounds (2.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill, Honeywell Safety Products, Midwest Sterilization Corp. 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 Ammonia, Acetonitrile, Hydrogen cyanide, Cyanide compounds; nearby reporters include Lanxess Corporation-Memphis. Covoro Mining Solutions LLC stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Covoro Mining Solutions LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Covoro Mining Solutions LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Memphis, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 11.8% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill (Δ 956 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Covoro Mining Solutions LLC stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 67.3%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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