EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals

Arkema Inc Franklin Plant

Courtland, VA · Parent: Arkema Delaware Inc

Total releases
33.5K lbs
Chemicals reported
1
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Arkema Inc Franklin Plant: how the 38.4K lbs splits

38.4K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 35.4K lbs 92.2%
  • Air Releases 3.0K lbs 7.8%

Arkema Inc Franklin Plant's 38.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 92.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: tert-Butyl alcohol.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Arkema Inc Franklin Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Courtland, VA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 5.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 33.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,046 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Arkema Inc Franklin Plant is pounds #152 and chemical-count #336 at 33.5K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Solenis LLC; St Tissue LLC; International Paper Franklin Mill; Atlantic Pole & Piling - Newsoms. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Virginia: Poet Biorefining - Emmetsburg LLC; Macdermid Enthone Inc; Sherwin-Williams Co; Agc Chemicals Americas Inc. Other Arkema Delaware Inc sites in this extract: Arkema Inc; Arkema Inc; Bostik Inc; Bostik Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: tert-Butyl alcohol.

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Arkema Inc Franklin Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (92.2% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 33.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Poet Biorefining - Emmetsburg LLC and Macdermid Enthone Inc.

#7,046 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Arkema Inc Franklin Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

33K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% 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

Arkema Inc Franklin Plant: tert-Butyl alcohol-led volume

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Arkema Inc Franklin Plant reports the 1,487th-largest volume (33.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: tert-Butyl alcohol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Poet Biorefining - Emmetsburg LLC and Macdermid Enthone Inc.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Arkema Inc Franklin Plant's pounds in one chemical - here tert-Butyl alcohol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Arkema Inc Franklin Plant's total reported releases fell from 4.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Arkema Inc Franklin Plant's off-site transfers fell from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Arkema Inc Franklin Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
LIGHT volume
33.5K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
1
Lead chemical
tert-Butyl alcohol

Compare this facility

See how Arkema Inc Franklin Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Arkema Inc Franklin Plant
33.5K lbs
Solenis LLC
87.5K lbs

62% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Arkema Inc Franklin Plant
1
Solenis LLC
3

67% 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 Arkema Inc Franklin Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 38.4K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 35.4K lbs (92.2%)
Air Releases 3.0K lbs (7.8%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 74% (19.5K lbs to 5.0K lbs).

Arkema Inc Franklin Plant: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows Arkema Inc Franklin Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 74% from 2019 to 2024). 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: tert-Butyl alcohol.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 19.5K lbs 1
2020 4.6K lbs 1
2021 1.6K lbs 1
2022 4.5K lbs 1
2023 3.3K lbs 1
2024 5.0K lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
tert-Butyl alcohol 38.4K lbs -

Arkema Inc Franklin Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site

Courtland, VA
36.6519, -77.0013
County TRI context
Southampton · 24.9% of county pounds
Parent company
Arkema Delaware Inc

Compare beyond Virginia

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Arkema Inc Franklin Plant on cumulative reported pounds (33.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Pall Life Sciences Puerto Rico LLC, Poet Biorefining - Emmetsburg LLC, Tread Technologies Co. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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 tert-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Solenis LLC. Arkema Inc Franklin Plant 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 Arkema Inc Franklin Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead tert-Butyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Arkema Inc Franklin Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Courtland, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 24.9% of Southampton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pall Life Sciences Puerto Rico LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Arkema Inc Franklin Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead tert-Butyl alcohol. 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