EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island
Memphis, TN
- Total releases
- 43.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island: how the 43.6K lbs splits
43.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 43.6K lbs 100.0%
Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island's 43.6K 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: Certain glycol ethers.
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
Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Memphis, TN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 8.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 43.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,432 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. Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island is pounds #197 and chemical-count #355 at 43.6K 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: Vertrauen Chemie Solutions Inc.; Brenntag Mid-South Inc.; Cargill Inc; Hawkins Inc. - Memphis. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Tennessee: Benchmade Knife Co; American Nickeloid Co; Southern Aluminum Finishing Co Winston Paint; Spectra Metal Sales Inc CC700. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Methyl isobutyl ketone.
Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 43.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Benchmade Knife Co and American Nickeloid Co.
Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
44K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island reports the 722nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 90.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Benchmade Knife Co and American Nickeloid Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 90.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island's total reported releases fell from 8.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island's air releases fell from 8.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
4.1× more than the comparison
78% less than the comparison
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 Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 43.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 20% (10.3K lbs to 8.3K lbs).
Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island: 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 Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 8.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 7.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 8.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 8.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 39.6K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 4.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Vertrauen Chemie Solutions Inc., Brenntag Mid-South Inc., Cargill Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Benchmade Knife Co, American Nickeloid Co, Southern Aluminum Finishing Co Winston Paint.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island on cumulative reported pounds (43.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include N.o.f. - Fordsville, Silver Eagle Refining Woods Cross, Benchmade Knife Co. 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.
- N.o.f. - Fordsville Fordsville, KY · Furniture 43.6K lbs reported
- Silver Eagle Refining Woods Cross Woods Cross, UT · Petroleum 43.6K lbs reported
- Benchmade Knife Co Oregon City, OR · Fabricated Metals 43.7K lbs reported
- Johns Manville Plant 01 Waterville, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 43.7K 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 Certain glycol ethers, Methyl isobutyl ketone; nearby reporters include Vertrauen Chemie Solutions Inc.. Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island 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 Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Memphis, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332119 · Fabricated Metals. 0.2% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: N.o.f. - Fordsville (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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