EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lanxess Corp
Dunbar, WV · Parent: Lanxess Corp
- Total releases
- 5.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Lanxess Corp: how the 5.2K lbs splits
5.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.2K lbs 100.0%
Lanxess Corp's 5.2K 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: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Lanxess Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Dunbar, WV, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 5.2K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,137 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. Lanxess Corp is pounds #111 and chemical-count #162 at 5.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Altivia Institute Facilities; Union Carbide Corp Institute Facility; Specialty Products US LLC - Polyox Plant; US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside West Virginia: Air Products & Chemicals Inc. CO2 Recovery Plant; Reaxis Inc; Rtp Co; Century Products Inc.. Other Lanxess Corp sites in this extract: Lanxess - Central; Lanxess - West Plant; Lanxess - South Plant; Lanxess Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Lanxess Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.2K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Air Products & Chemicals Inc. CO2 Recovery Plant and Reaxis Inc.
Lanxess Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.2K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lanxess Corp: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lanxess Corp reports the 2,299th-largest volume (5.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Air Products & Chemicals Inc. CO2 Recovery Plant and Reaxis Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lanxess Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lanxess Corp's total reported releases rose from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lanxess Corp's air releases rose from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lanxess Corp 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 Lanxess Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 77% (1.9K lbs to 3.3K lbs).
Lanxess Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lanxess Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 77% from 2022 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 5.2K lbs | - |
Lanxess Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lanxess Corp
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Altivia Institute Facilities, Union Carbide Corp Institute Facility, Specialty Products US LLC - Polyox Plant, 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. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. CO2 Recovery Plant, Reaxis Inc, Rtp Co.
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lanxess Corp on cumulative reported pounds (5.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Vanleigh Rv Inc., Sunoco LLC - Huntington, Air Products & Chemicals Inc. CO2 Recovery Plant. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Vanleigh Rv Inc. Burnsville, MS · Furniture 5.2K lbs reported
- Sunoco LLC - Huntington Huntington, IN · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 5.2K lbs reported
- Air Products & Chemicals Inc. CO2 Recovery Plant Nevada, IA · Chemicals 5.2K lbs reported
- Ellwood Engineered Castings Hubbard, OH · Primary Metals 5.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lanxess Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lanxess - Central, Lanxess - West Plant, Lanxess - South Plant.
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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Altivia Institute Facilities. Lanxess Corp 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 Lanxess Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lanxess Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Dunbar, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Kanawha TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Vanleigh Rv Inc. (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lanxess Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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