EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Evonik Industries
Hopewell, VA · Parent: Evonik Industries
- Total releases
- 36.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Evonik Industries: how the 40.5K lbs splits
40.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 26.3K lbs 65.0%
- Air Releases 14.2K lbs 35.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Evonik Industries's 40.5K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 65.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 35.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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-LEAN
Evonik Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hopewell, VA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.2K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2024, and 36.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 6,875 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. Evonik Industries is pounds #146 and chemical-count #50 at 36.3K 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: Kensing LLC; City Point Energy Center; Advansix Inc Hopewell Plant; Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Virginia: Jowat Corp; Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc; H.b. Fuller Co; Miles Fiberglass & Plastics Inc. Other Evonik Industries sites in this extract: Evonik Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Acrylic acid; Allyl alcohol; Chloroacetic acid.
Evonik Industries is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Hopewell, VA: 36.3K lbs across 7 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 65.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jowat Corp and Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc.
Evonik Industries vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
36K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Evonik Industries: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Evonik Industries reports the 1,452nd-largest volume (36.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 71.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Jowat Corp and Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Evonik Industries's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 71.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Evonik Industries's total reported releases fell from 7.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Evonik Industries's off-site transfers fell from 4.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Evonik Industries's air releases fell from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Evonik Industries's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Evonik Industries Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Evonik Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 40.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 56% (9.6K lbs to 4.2K lbs).
Evonik Industries: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Evonik Industries year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 56% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 8.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 7.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 7.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 3.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2024 | 4.2K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 29.0K lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 6.7K lbs | - |
| Allyl alcohol | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Chloroacetic acid | 1.2K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Propylene oxide | 478 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene oxide | 474 lbs | Carcinogen |
Evonik Industries in Hopewell (city)
Nearest TRI Facilities to Evonik Industries
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Kensing LLC, City Point Energy Center, Advansix Inc Hopewell Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Jowat Corp, Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc, H.b. Fuller Co.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Evonik Industries on cumulative reported pounds (36.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Southport Yachts LLC, Dcp Midstream Eagle Gas Plant, Sfc Global Supply Chain Inc. Florence Ky. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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 Evonik Industries Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Evonik Corp.
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 Ethylene glycol, Acrylic acid, Allyl alcohol, Chloroacetic acid; nearby reporters include Kensing LLC. Evonik Industries stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Evonik Industries TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Evonik Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hopewell, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325613 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Hopewell (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Southport Yachts LLC (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Evonik Industries stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 65.0%). 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