EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lanxess Corporation-Memphis
Memphis, TN
- Total releases
- 11.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Lanxess Corporation-Memphis: how the 11.1K lbs splits
11.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 11.1K lbs 100.0%
Lanxess Corporation-Memphis's 11.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Lanxess Corporation-Memphis is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Memphis, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 11.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,593 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. Lanxess Corporation-Memphis is pounds #295 and chemical-count #503 at 11.1K 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: Covoro Mining Solutions LLC; Plaskolite Tennessee LLC; Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc; V&s Memphis Galvanizing LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Coloplast Manufacturing US Llc-Mankato; Mid-West Industrial Chemical Co; Enf (kyle) Technology LLC; Polyventive - Rome. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Lanxess Corporation-Memphis stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coloplast Manufacturing US Llc-Mankato and Mid-West Industrial Chemical Co.
Lanxess Corporation-Memphis vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lanxess Corporation-Memphis: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lanxess Corporation-Memphis reports the 2,011th-largest volume (11.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Coloplast Manufacturing US Llc-Mankato and Mid-West Industrial Chemical Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lanxess Corporation-Memphis's pounds in one chemical - here Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lanxess Corporation-Memphis's total reported releases fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lanxess Corporation-Memphis's air releases fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lanxess Corporation-Memphis Form-R facts
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See how Lanxess Corporation-Memphis stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Lanxess Corporation-Memphis releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (2.6K lbs to 1.5K lbs).
Lanxess Corporation-Memphis: 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 Lanxess Corporation-Memphis year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 2.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 11.1K lbs | - |
Lanxess Corporation-Memphis · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lanxess Corporation-Memphis
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Covoro Mining Solutions LLC, 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. Coloplast Manufacturing US Llc-Mankato, Mid-West Industrial Chemical Co, Enf (kyle) Technology LLC.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lanxess Corporation-Memphis on cumulative reported pounds (11.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Sinton Dairy Foods Co LLC, Ingredion, Coloplast Manufacturing US Llc-Mankato. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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 Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Covoro Mining Solutions LLC. Lanxess Corporation-Memphis 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.
Use and verify this record
This Lanxess Corporation-Memphis TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lanxess Corporation-Memphis totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Memphis, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sinton Dairy Foods Co LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lanxess Corporation-Memphis stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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