EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals

Teknor Color Co

Jacksonville, TX · Parent: Teknor Apex Co

Total releases
16.8K lbs
Chemicals reported
5
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Teknor Color Co: how the 16.8K lbs splits

16.8K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 16.8K lbs 99.7%
  • Air Releases 48 lbs 0.3%
  • Water Discharges 6 lbs <0.1%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Teknor Color Co's 16.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Teknor Color Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Jacksonville, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 5.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 16.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,637 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. Teknor Color Co is pounds #837 and chemical-count #671 at 16.8K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Century Industrial Coatings I Nc.; Warminster Fiberglass LLC; Txi - Jacksonville Ready Mix; Klein Products of Texas. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Cargill Inc. Industrial Oils & Lubricants; Fmc Corp Middleport Plant; Veranova L.P.; Si Group Inc - South Plant. Other Teknor Apex Co sites in this extract: Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co); Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc.; Teknor Apex Co; Teknor Color Company/teknor Pe Rformance Elastomers. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead And Lead Compounds.

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Teknor Color Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 16.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cargill Inc. Industrial Oils & Lubricants and Fmc Corp Middleport Plant.

#8,637 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Teknor Color Co vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Teknor Color Co in the Chemicals sector extract

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Teknor Color Co reports the 1,818th-largest volume (16.8K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Cargill Inc. Industrial Oils & Lubricants and Fmc Corp Middleport Plant.

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Teknor Color Co's total reported releases rose from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Teknor Color Co's off-site transfers rose from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Teknor Color Co's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Teknor Color Co Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
LIGHT volume
16.8K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
5
Lead chemical
Zinc compounds

Compare this facility

See how Teknor Color Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Teknor Color Co
16.8K lbs
Century Industrial Coatings I Nc.
289.5K lbs

94% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Teknor Color Co
5
Century Industrial Coatings I Nc.
8

38% 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 Teknor Color Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.8K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 16.8K lbs (99.7%)
Air Releases 48 lbs (0.3%)
Water Discharges 6 lbs (<0.1%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 48% (3.5K lbs to 5.2K lbs).

Teknor Color Co: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Teknor Color Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 48% 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: Zinc compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 3.5K lbs 3
2020 4.1K lbs 2
2021 1.9K lbs 2
2022 2.1K lbs 2
2023 5.2K lbs 4

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Zinc compounds 6.2K lbs -
Lead compounds 5.3K lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 3.3K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 1.1K lbs -
Antimony compounds 1.0K lbs -

Teknor Color Co · OFFSITE-pathway site

Jacksonville, TX
32.0105, -95.2799
County TRI context
Cherokee · 5.0% of county pounds
Parent company
Teknor Apex Co

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Teknor Color Co on cumulative reported pounds (16.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Cargill Inc. Industrial Oils & Lubricants, Linde Gas & Equipment Inc., Fmc Corp Middleport Plant. 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.

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 Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Century Industrial Coatings I Nc.. Teknor Color 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.

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This Teknor Color Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Teknor Color Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Jacksonville, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325991 · Chemicals. 5.0% of Cherokee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cargill Inc. Industrial Oils & Lubricants (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Teknor Color Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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