EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Covestro
Proctor, WV · Parent: Covestro LLC
- Total releases
- 940.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 19
- Carcinogens
- 8
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Covestro: how the 940.2K lbs splits
940.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 494.3K lbs 52.6%
- Off-site Transfers 424.7K lbs 45.2%
- Air Releases 19.0K lbs 2.0%
- Land Disposal 2.3K lbs 0.2%
Covestro's 940.2K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 52.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 45.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
MID volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Covestro is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Proctor, WV, in the chemicals sector. It reported 98.1K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 940.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,355 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Covestro is pounds #23 and chemical-count #10 at 940.2K lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Westlake Natrium LLC; Elementis Speciaties Inc; Certainteed Gypsum; American Electric Power Kammer/mitchell Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside West Virginia: Invista Longview; Slocum Adhesives Corp; Am Stabilizers Corp; Zeon Chemicals LP Mississippi Plant. Other Covestro LLC sites in this extract: Covestro LLC; Covestro LLC; Covestro Llc.; Covestro LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Diisocyanates; Zinc compounds; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Covestro is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Proctor, WV: 940.2K lbs across 19 chemicals (8 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 52.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Invista Longview and Slocum Adhesives Corp.
Covestro vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
940K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Covestro in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Covestro reports the 270th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.9% of its sector. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Invista Longview and Slocum Adhesives Corp.
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
- Covestro's total reported releases fell from 323.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 98.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covestro's off-site transfers fell from 202.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covestro's land releases fell from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 62 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covestro's water releases fell from 114.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 93.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Covestro Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Covestro releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 940.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 13% (87.1K lbs to 98.1K lbs).
Covestro: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Covestro year-over-year reported totals (increased by 13% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 87.1K lbs | 19 |
| 2020 | 106.2K lbs | 18 |
| 2021 | 325.7K lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 323.1K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 98.1K lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 8 of 19 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 492.0K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 421.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 7.6K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 5.4K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 4.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 2.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Propylene oxide | 1.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) | 992 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene oxide | 525 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diethanolamine | 41 lbs | - |
| Hydrazine | 39 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorobenzene | 3 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dichloromethane | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
Covestro in Marshall
Nearest TRI Facilities to Covestro
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Westlake Natrium LLC, Elementis Speciaties Inc, Certainteed Gypsum, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. Invista Longview, Slocum Adhesives Corp, Am Stabilizers Corp.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Covestro on cumulative reported pounds (940.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (19). Release-pound peers include Usibelli Coal Mine Inc., Aquatic Co, Resolute Fp US Inc - Grenada Mill. Chemical-count peers include Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site, Johnson Matthey, Colver Green Energy. 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 Covestro LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Covestro LLC, Covestro LLC, Covestro 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Diisocyanates, Zinc compounds, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Westlake Natrium LLC. Covestro stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Covestro TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Covestro totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Proctor, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 16.7% of Marshall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Usibelli Coal Mine Inc. (Δ 830 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Covestro stamps MID · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 52.6%). 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