EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kordsa Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
- Total releases
- 10.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Kordsa Inc.: how the 10.4K lbs splits
10.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.5K lbs 90.9%
- Off-site Transfers 945 lbs 9.1%
Kordsa Inc.'s 10.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 90.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 9.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Biphenyl.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Kordsa Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chattanooga, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 10.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 9,740 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. Kordsa Inc. is pounds #306 and chemical-count #376 at 10.4K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: South Atlantic Galvanizing; Basf Corp; Wr Grace Chattanooga Plant; Lamberti Synthesis USA Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Versum Materials US LLC; Agilent Technologies Inc. - Newport Site; Seatex - el Campo; Indulor America LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Biphenyl; Copper compounds.
Kordsa Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (90.9% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.4K lbs (2021–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Versum Materials US LLC and Agilent Technologies Inc. - Newport Site.
Kordsa Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
10K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kordsa Inc.: Biphenyl-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kordsa Inc. reports the 2,038th-largest volume (10.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Biphenyl alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Versum Materials US LLC and Agilent Technologies Inc. - Newport Site.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kordsa Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Biphenyl at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Kordsa Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kordsa Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2022, total releases decreased by 100% (10.4K lbs to 0 lbs).
Kordsa Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2022
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Kordsa Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2021 to 2022). 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: Biphenyl.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Biphenyl | 10.4K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Kordsa Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kordsa Inc.
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including South Atlantic Galvanizing, Basf Corp, Wr Grace Chattanooga Plant, 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. Versum Materials US LLC, Agilent Technologies Inc. - Newport Site, Seatex - el Campo.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kordsa Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (10.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Versum Materials US LLC, Mplx Terminals LLC - Jackson Mi Terminal, North American Lighting. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Versum Materials US LLC Dallas, TX · Chemicals 10.4K lbs reported
- Mplx Terminals LLC - Jackson Mi Terminal Jackson, MI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 10.4K lbs reported
- North American Lighting Paris, IL · Transportation Equipment 10.4K lbs reported
- Phillips 66 Los Angeles Terminal Los Angeles, CA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 10.4K 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 Biphenyl, Copper compounds; nearby reporters include South Atlantic Galvanizing. Kordsa Inc. 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.
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This Kordsa Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Biphenyl) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kordsa Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chattanooga, TN, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2021–2022 (2 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Hamilton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Versum Materials US LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kordsa Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Biphenyl. 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