EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sofix LLC
Chattanooga, TN
- Total releases
- 81.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sofix LLC: how the 81.7K lbs splits
81.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 81.7K lbs 100.0%
Sofix LLC's 81.7K 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: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Sofix LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chattanooga, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 18.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 81.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,010 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. Sofix LLC is pounds #164 and chemical-count #214 at 81.7K 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: Nippon Shokubai America Industries Inc. (formerly Na Industr; Univar Solutions USA; Woodbridge Inoac Technical Products LLC; Fxi Inc. - Chattanooga. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Dupont Electronic Polymers; Kao Specialties Americas LLC; Polynt Composites USA Inc.; Lubrizol Advanced Materials. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Methanol; Benfluralin.
Sofix LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 81.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dupont Electronic Polymers and Kao Specialties Americas LLC.
Sofix LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
82K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sofix LLC: Toluene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sofix LLC reports the 1,014th-largest volume (81.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 99.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Dupont Electronic Polymers and Kao Specialties Americas LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sofix LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 99.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sofix LLC's total reported releases rose from 9.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sofix LLC's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sofix LLC's air releases rose from 9.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sofix LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sofix LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 81.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 15% (21.8K lbs to 18.6K lbs).
Sofix LLC: 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 Sofix LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 15% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 12.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 19.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 9.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 18.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 81.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 503 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
| Benfluralin | 0 lbs | - |
Sofix LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sofix LLC
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Nippon Shokubai America Industries Inc. (formerly Na Industr, Univar Solutions USA, Woodbridge Inoac Technical Products LLC, 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. Dupont Electronic Polymers, Kao Specialties Americas LLC, Polynt Composites USA Inc..
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sofix LLC on cumulative reported pounds (81.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Hollingsworth & Vose Fiber Co, Toyota Boshoku Illinois, Trident Americas. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Hollingsworth & Vose Fiber Co Corvallis, OR · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 81.7K lbs reported
- Toyota Boshoku Illinois Lawrenceville, IL · Transportation Equipment 81.7K lbs reported
- Trident Americas Chester, VA · Fabricated Metals 81.7K lbs reported
- US Navy Silver Strand Training Complex (sstc) Coronado, CA · Other 81.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methanol, Benfluralin; nearby reporters include Nippon Shokubai America Industries Inc. (formerly Na Industr. Sofix LLC 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 Sofix LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sofix LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chattanooga, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325130 · Chemicals. 3.2% of Hamilton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hollingsworth & Vose Fiber Co (Δ 17 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sofix LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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