EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Royal Chemical Co
Chattanooga, TN · Parent: Chemical Services Group
- Total releases
- 10.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Royal Chemical Co: how the 10.3K lbs splits
10.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 9.4K lbs 91.3%
- Air Releases 898 lbs 8.7%
Royal Chemical Co's 10.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 91.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 8.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nonylphenol Ethoxylates.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Royal Chemical Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chattanooga, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 10.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,752 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. Royal Chemical Co is pounds #307 and chemical-count #170 at 10.3K 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: Ready Mix USA Llc-Chattanooga River Plant; Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga; Astec - Manufacturers Road; Sonoco Products Co Chattanooga Tn Mill. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Seatex - el Campo; Indulor America LP; Summit Refrigerants; Glaxosmithkline LLC. Other Chemical Services Group sites in this extract: Royal Chemical Co; Royal Chemical Co; Royal Chemical Co; Royal Chemical Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Certain glycol ethers; Ammonia; Nitric acid.
Royal Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (91.3% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Seatex - el Campo and Indulor America LP.
Royal Chemical Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
10K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Royal Chemical Co: Nonylphenol Ethoxylates-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Royal Chemical Co reports the 2,040th-largest volume (10.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nonylphenol Ethoxylates alone is 71.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Seatex - el Campo and Indulor America LP.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Royal Chemical Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nonylphenol Ethoxylates at 71.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Royal Chemical Co's total reported releases fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Royal Chemical Co's air releases fell from 197 lb in 2022 to 174 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Royal Chemical Co's off-site transfers fell from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Royal Chemical Co Form-R facts
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See how Royal Chemical Co 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 Royal Chemical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Royal Chemical Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Royal Chemical Co year-over-year reported totals. 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: Nonylphenol Ethoxylates.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 842 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 5.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 2.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 2.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 7.4K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 978 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 297 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 106 lbs | - |
Royal Chemical Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Royal Chemical Co
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Ready Mix USA Llc-Chattanooga River Plant, Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga, Astec - Manufacturers Road, 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. Seatex - el Campo, Indulor America LP, Summit Refrigerants.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Royal Chemical Co on cumulative reported pounds (10.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Seagrave Fire Apparatus LLC, Seatex - el Campo, J. L. Anderson Co. Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Seagrave Fire Apparatus LLC Clintonville, WI · Transportation Equipment 10.3K lbs reported
- Seatex - el Campo El Campo, TX · Chemicals 10.3K lbs reported
- J. L. Anderson Co. Inc. Wallace, SC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 10.4K lbs reported
- Moritz International Inc. (0370010048) Mansfield, OH · Transportation Equipment 10.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Chemical Services Group Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Royal Chemical Co, Royal Chemical Co, Royal Chemical Co.
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 Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Certain glycol ethers, Ammonia, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Ready Mix USA Llc-Chattanooga River Plant. Royal Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Royal Chemical Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nonylphenol Ethoxylates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Royal Chemical Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chattanooga, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325611 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Hamilton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Seagrave Fire Apparatus LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Royal Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nonylphenol Ethoxylates. 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