EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Henkel US Operations Corp
Oak Creek, WI · Parent: Henkel of America Inc
- Total releases
- 469.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Henkel US Operations Corp: how the 469.7K lbs splits
469.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 467.6K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 2.1K lbs 0.4%
Henkel US Operations Corp's 469.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chlorophenols.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Henkel US Operations Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Oak Creek, WI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 268.1K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 469.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,025 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Henkel US Operations Corp is pounds #51 and chemical-count #97 at 469.7K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wpc Technologies; Bay View Industries East Facility; Nucor Cold Finish Wisconsin Inc; Bay View Industries - North Facility. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Wisconsin: Meglobal Oyster Creek; Vwr Chemicals LLC; Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll; Tpc Group LLC. Other Henkel of America Inc sites in this extract: Henkel US Operations Corp; Henkel US Operations Corp; Henkel Corp; Henkel US Operations Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chlorophenols; Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); Cyanide compounds; Zinc compounds.
Henkel US Operations Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 469.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Meglobal Oyster Creek and Vwr Chemicals LLC.
Henkel US Operations Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
470K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Henkel US Operations Corp: Chlorophenols-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Henkel US Operations Corp reports the 409th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chlorophenols alone is 69.5% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 69.5% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Meglobal Oyster Creek and Vwr Chemicals LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Henkel US Operations Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Chlorophenols at 69.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Henkel US Operations Corp's total reported releases rose from 198.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 268.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Henkel US Operations Corp's off-site transfers rose from 198.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 268.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Henkel US Operations Corp's chemicals reported rose from 4 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Henkel US Operations Corp's air releases fell from 185 lb in 2022 to 153 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Henkel US Operations 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 Henkel US Operations Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 469.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 21230% (1.3K lbs to 268.1K lbs).
Henkel US Operations Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Henkel US Operations Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 21230% 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: Chlorophenols.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 830 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 198.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 268.1K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorophenols | 326.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) | 68.2K lbs | - |
| Cyanide compounds | 45.4K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 27.3K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 2.0K lbs | - |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 274 lbs | - |
| Tetrabromobisphenol A | 22 lbs | - |
Henkel US Operations Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Henkel US Operations Corp
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Wpc Technologies, Bay View Industries East Facility, Nucor Cold Finish Wisconsin Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Meglobal Oyster Creek, Vwr Chemicals LLC, Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Henkel US Operations Corp on cumulative reported pounds (469.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Sea Fox Boat Co Inc., Arauco N.a. Inc. - Duraflake Particleboard, Perma-Fix Northwest Richland Inc. 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.
- Sea Fox Boat Co Inc. Moncks Corner, SC · Transportation Equipment 469.9K lbs reported
- Arauco N.a. Inc. - Duraflake Particleboard Albany, OR · Wood Products 469.2K lbs reported
- Perma-Fix Northwest Richland Inc Richland, WA · Hazardous Waste 470.3K lbs reported
- Huber Engineered Woods LLC Crystal Hill, VA · Wood Products 469.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Henkel of America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Henkel US Operations Corp, Henkel US Operations Corp, Henkel 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 Chlorophenols, Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms), Cyanide compounds, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Wpc Technologies. Henkel US Operations Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Henkel US Operations Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Chlorophenols) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Henkel US Operations Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Oak Creek, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 4.8% of Milwaukee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sea Fox Boat Co Inc. (Δ 147 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Henkel US Operations Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Chlorophenols. 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