EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.
Kenedy, TX · Parent: Ashland Inc
- Total releases
- 77.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.: how the 77.1K lbs splits
77.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 45.9K lbs 59.5%
- Air Releases 31.2K lbs 40.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.'s 77.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 59.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 40.5%. 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 MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kenedy, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 5.2K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 77.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,153 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. is pounds #498 and chemical-count #956 at 77.1K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Red Ewald LLC; Nalco Company-Karnes; Maverick Maintenance & Supply LLC; Lf Manufacturing Inc - Riddleville Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Pb Leiner USA; Ppg Industries Ohio Inc Circleville Oh; Crown USA Inc.; Polynt Composites USA Inc. Other Ashland Inc sites in this extract: Isp Technologies Inc; Isp Chemicals LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Propylene oxide; Methylene bromide.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Kenedy, TX: 77.1K lbs across 3 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 59.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pb Leiner USA and Ppg Industries Ohio Inc Circleville Oh.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
77K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. reports the 1,054th-largest volume (77.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 60.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Pb Leiner USA and Ppg Industries Ohio Inc Circleville Oh.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.'s pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 60.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.'s total reported releases fell from 6.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.'s air releases fell from 6.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. Form-R facts
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See how Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
34% less than the comparison
3.0× more 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 Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 77.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 88% (42.7K lbs to 5.2K lbs).
Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 88% 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 | 42.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 16.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 6.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 6.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 5.2K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 46.4K lbs | - |
| Propylene oxide | 26.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methylene bromide | 4.2K lbs | - |
Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. in Karnes
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Red Ewald LLC, Nalco Company-Karnes, Maverick Maintenance & Supply LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Pb Leiner USA, Ppg Industries Ohio Inc Circleville Oh, Crown USA Inc..
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. on cumulative reported pounds (77.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Aaon Inc, Pb Leiner USA, Okonite Co Inc. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
Other Ashland Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Isp Technologies Inc, Isp Chemicals LLC.
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, Propylene oxide, Methylene bromide; nearby reporters include Red Ewald LLC. Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kenedy, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 20.5% of Karnes TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aaon Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p. stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 59.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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