EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Primester Gp
Kingsport, TN
- Total releases
- 31.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Primester Gp: how the 31.5K lbs splits
31.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 22.3K lbs 70.7%
- Water Discharges 9.2K lbs 29.3%
Primester Gp's 31.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 70.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 29.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22).
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Primester Gp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kingsport, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 6.3K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 31.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,196 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. Primester Gp is pounds #217 and chemical-count #101 at 31.5K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations; Domtar Paper Co LLC Kingsport Mill; US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant; Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Carolina Solvents Inc; Plating International Inc; Qc Corp; Pvs Technologies Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22); Propylene; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Sodium nitrite.
Primester Gp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (70.7% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 31.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Carolina Solvents Inc and Plating International Inc.
Primester Gp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
32K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Primester Gp in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Primester Gp reports the 1,518th-largest volume (31.5K lbs). Scale peers outside Tennessee include Carolina Solvents Inc and Plating International 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
- Primester Gp's total reported releases rose from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Primester Gp's air releases rose from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Primester Gp's water releases rose from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Primester Gp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Primester Gp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 31.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 20% (7.9K lbs to 6.3K lbs).
Primester Gp: 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 Primester Gp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 20% 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: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 7.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 4.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 5.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 6.3K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) | 11.0K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 10.2K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 5.7K lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 966 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Crotonaldehyde | 50 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 50 lbs | - |
Primester Gp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Primester Gp
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations, Domtar Paper Co LLC Kingsport Mill, US Army Holston Army Ammunition 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. Carolina Solvents Inc, Plating International Inc, Qc Corp.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Primester Gp on cumulative reported pounds (31.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Duxbury Composite Products DBA Plp Composites, Pro-Tops Inc., Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Duxbury Composite Products DBA Plp Composites Fitzwilliam, NH · Plastics and Rubber 31.5K lbs reported
- Pro-Tops Inc. Monroe, NC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 31.6K lbs reported
- Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc Morris, IL · Natural Gas Processing 31.5K lbs reported
- Carolina Solvents Inc Hickory, NC · Chemicals 31.6K 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 Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), Propylene, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Sodium nitrite; nearby reporters include Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations. Primester Gp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Primester Gp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Primester Gp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kingsport, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325220 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Sullivan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Duxbury Composite Products DBA Plp Composites (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Primester Gp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22). 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