EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv
Washington, WV · Parent: Kuraray America Inc
- Total releases
- 73.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv: how the 73.3K lbs splits
73.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 73.3K lbs 100.0%
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv's 73.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Butyraldehyde.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Washington, WV, in the chemicals sector. It reported 15.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 73.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,270 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. Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv is pounds #60 and chemical-count #116 at 73.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chemours Washington Works; Delrin USA LLC; Celanese Polymer Products LLC; Northwest Pipe Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside West Virginia: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Bayport Chemical Plant; Bcp Ingredients Inc.; Solenis LLC; The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC - Denison Facility. Other Kuraray America Inc sites in this extract: Kuraray America-Fayetteville. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Butyraldehyde; Methanol.
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 73.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Bayport Chemical Plant and Bcp Ingredients Inc..
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
73K 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
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv: Butyraldehyde-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv reports the 1,085th-largest volume (73.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Butyraldehyde alone is 83.0% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Bayport Chemical Plant and Bcp Ingredients Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv's pounds in one chemical - here Butyraldehyde at 83.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv's total reported releases rose from 14.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv's air releases rose from 14.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv Form-R facts
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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 Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 73.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 7% (14.2K lbs to 15.2K lbs).
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv year-over-year reported totals (increased by 7% 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: Butyraldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 13.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 15.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 14.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 15.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Butyraldehyde | 60.8K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 12.4K lbs | - |
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Chemours Washington Works, Delrin USA LLC, Celanese Polymer Products LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 181 other reporting facilities in West Virginia.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Bayport Chemical Plant, Bcp Ingredients Inc., Solenis LLC.
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv on cumulative reported pounds (73.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Lacks Trim SYSTEMS-52ND Street Paint East, US Army Corps of Engineers McMillan WTP Washington Aqueduc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Gadsden, AL · Plastics and Rubber 73.3K lbs reported
- Lacks Trim SYSTEMS-52ND Street Paint East Kentwood, MI · Transportation Equipment 73.3K lbs reported
- US Army Corps of Engineers McMillan WTP Washington Aqueduc Washington, DC · Other 73.2K lbs reported
- Hutchens Industries Inc. Mansfield Facility Mansfield, MO · Transportation Equipment 73.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Kuraray America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kuraray America-Fayetteville.
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 Butyraldehyde, Methanol; nearby reporters include Chemours Washington Works. Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Butyraldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Washington, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 1.2% of Wood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Butyraldehyde. 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