EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Viskase Corp
Loudon, TN · Parent: Viskase Cos Inc
- Total releases
- 11.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Viskase Corp: how the 11.8M lbs splits
11.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 11.3M lbs 96.2%
- Off-site Transfers 447.6K lbs 3.8%
Viskase Corp's 11.8M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Carbon disulfide.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Viskase Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Loudon, TN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 2.2M lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 11.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 175 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. Viskase Corp is pounds #10 and chemical-count #194 at 11.8M 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: Primary Products Ingredients Loudon; Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Malibu Boats LLC; Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Tennessee: Viscofan USA Inc; Viskase Cos Inc; Onyx Collection Inc; Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 73. Other Viskase Cos Inc sites in this extract: Viskase Cos Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Carbon disulfide; Hydrogen sulfide; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Viskase Corp stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.2% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Viscofan USA Inc and Viskase Cos Inc.
Viskase Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Viskase Corp inside Loudon's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Viskase Corp reports the 2nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 61.6% of every pound reported in Loudon. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Carbon disulfide alone is 85.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Viscofan USA Inc and Viskase Cos Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Loudon's reported pounds (19.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Viskase Corp's total reported releases fell from 2.5 million lb in 2022 to 2.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Viskase Corp's air releases fell from 2.4 million lb in 2022 to 2.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Viskase Corp's off-site transfers fell from 108.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 99.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Viskase Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Viskase Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 7% (2.3M lbs to 2.2M lbs).
Viskase Corp: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Viskase Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% 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: Carbon disulfide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.3M lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.3M lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.4M lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 2.5M lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.2M lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon disulfide | 10.1M lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 1.7M lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 968 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 670 lbs | - |
Viskase Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Viskase Corp
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Primary Products Ingredients Loudon, Real Alloy Recycling LLC, Malibu Boats LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Viscofan USA Inc, Viskase Cos Inc, Onyx Collection Inc.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Viskase Corp on cumulative reported pounds (11.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Waupaca Foundry-Plant 5, Pryor Solae, Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC. 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.
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
Other Viskase Cos Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Viskase Cos Inc.
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 Carbon disulfide, Hydrogen sulfide, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Primary Products Ingredients Loudon. Viskase Corp stamps HEAVY 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 Viskase Corp TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead Carbon disulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Viskase Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Loudon, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326121 · Plastics and Rubber. 61.6% of Loudon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Waupaca Foundry-Plant 5 (Δ 8.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Viskase Corp stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Carbon disulfide. 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