EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kureha Pga LLC
Belle, WV · Parent: Kureha America Inc
- Total releases
- 3.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Kureha Pga LLC: how the 3.9K lbs splits
3.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.9K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Kureha Pga LLC's 3.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Kureha Pga LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Belle, WV, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2020, and 3.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 11,638 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. Kureha Pga LLC is pounds #116 and chemical-count #127 at 3.9K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chemours Belle Plant; Arclin Amines; Puretech Scientific LLC; Optima Belle LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside West Virginia: Shell Fowlerville; Nammo Defense Systems Inc; Icp Construction (previously Arizona Polymer Flooring); Nestle Health Science US. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Formic acid.
Kureha Pga LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.9K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Shell Fowlerville and Nammo Defense Systems Inc.
Kureha Pga LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.9K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kureha Pga LLC: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kureha Pga LLC reports the 2,409th-largest volume (3.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Shell Fowlerville and Nammo Defense Systems Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kureha Pga LLC's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Kureha Pga LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kureha Pga LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases increased by 78% (1.4K lbs to 2.5K lbs).
Kureha Pga LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Kureha Pga LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 78% from 2019 to 2020). 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 2.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Kureha Pga LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kureha Pga LLC
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Chemours Belle Plant, Arclin Amines, Puretech Scientific 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. Shell Fowlerville, Nammo Defense Systems Inc, Icp Construction (previously Arizona Polymer Flooring).
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kureha Pga LLC on cumulative reported pounds (3.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Shell Fowlerville, Quaker City Plating & Silversmith Ltd, Westlake Royal Roofing - Lathrop. 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.
- Shell Fowlerville Fowlerville, MI · Chemicals 3.9K lbs reported
- Quaker City Plating & Silversmith Ltd Whittier, CA · Fabricated Metals 3.9K lbs reported
- Westlake Royal Roofing - Lathrop Lathrop, CA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 3.9K lbs reported
- Standardaero Hillsboro, OH · Transportation Equipment 3.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 n-Hexane, Formic acid; nearby reporters include Chemours Belle Plant. Kureha Pga LLC 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 Kureha Pga LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kureha Pga LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Belle, WV, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Kanawha TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Shell Fowlerville (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kureha Pga LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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