EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations
Kingsport, TN · Parent: Eastman Chemical Co
- Total releases
- 17.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 57
- Carcinogens
- 15
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations: how the 17.4M lbs splits
17.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 8.0M lbs 45.7%
- Water Discharges 5.0M lbs 28.4%
- Land Disposal 4.5M lbs 25.8%
- Off-site Transfers 11.3K lbs 0.1%
Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations's 17.4M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 45.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 28.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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
Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kingsport, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.4M lbs of releases across 46 chemicals in 2023, and 17.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 115 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. Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations is pounds #4 and chemical-count #2 at 17.4M 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: Primester Gp; Domtar Paper Co LLC Kingsport Mill; US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant; Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Flopam Inc; J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing; Cf Industries Nitrogen Llc-Port Neal Nitrogen Complex; Pcs Nitrogen Ohio L.P.. Other Eastman Chemical Co sites in this extract: Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations; Taminco US LLC; Solutia Inc; Eastman Performance Films LLC - Plant II. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Methanol; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Formic acid.
Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Kingsport, TN: 17.4M lbs across 57 chemicals (15 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 45.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Flopam Inc and J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing.
Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations inside Sullivan's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations reports the 26th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 87.6% of every pound reported in Sullivan. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Flopam Inc and J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Sullivan's reported pounds (19.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations's total reported releases fell from 3.9 million lb in 2022 to 3.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations's off-site transfers rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations's air releases fell from 1.8 million lb in 2022 to 1.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations's land releases fell from 1.0 million lb in 2022 to 897.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 1% (3.4M lbs to 3.4M lbs).
Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 1% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.4M lbs | 53 |
| 2020 | 3.3M lbs | 51 |
| 2021 | 3.5M lbs | 48 |
| 2022 | 3.9M lbs | 49 |
| 2023 | 3.4M lbs | 46 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 15 of 57 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations in Sullivan
Nearest TRI Facilities to Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Primester Gp, Domtar Paper Co LLC Kingsport Mill, US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Flopam Inc, J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing, Cf Industries Nitrogen Llc-Port Neal Nitrogen Complex.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations on cumulative reported pounds (17.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (57). Release-pound peers include Gibson Generating Station, Graphic Packaging International LLC, Envirite of Ohio Inc. Chemical-count peers include Lyondell Chemical Co, Wayne Disposal Inc, Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery (part). 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).
Other Eastman Chemical Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations, Taminco US LLC, Solutia Inc.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Formic acid; nearby reporters include Primester Gp. Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations 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 Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kingsport, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325130 · Chemicals. 87.6% of Sullivan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gibson Generating Station (Δ 48.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 45.7%). 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