EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Wausau Chemical Corp
Wausau, WI
- Total releases
- 1.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Wausau Chemical Corp: how the 1.7K lbs splits
1.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.7K lbs 100.0%
Wausau Chemical Corp's 1.7K 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: Ammonia.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Wausau Chemical Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wausau, WI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 830 lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2020, and 1.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 13,082 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. Wausau Chemical Corp is pounds #515 and chemical-count #31 at 1.7K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Marathon Electric LLC; 3M Co - Wausau - Greystone; 3M Co - Wausau Downtown; Veritas Steel. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Wisconsin: Palm Commodities International LLC; Polychemie Inc; Univertical LLC; Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc - (former Hpc-Usa). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitric acid; Ethylene glycol; Formaldehyde.
Wausau Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.7K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Palm Commodities International LLC and Polychemie Inc.
Wausau Chemical Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.7K lbs Top 50% higher than 50% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wausau Chemical Corp in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Wausau Chemical Corp reports the 2,695th-largest volume (1.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Palm Commodities International LLC and Polychemie Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Wausau Chemical Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Wausau Chemical Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 2% (845 lbs to 830 lbs).
Wausau Chemical Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Wausau Chemical Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 2% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 845 lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 830 lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 2 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 510 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 20 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 20 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 20 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol | 20 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 20 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 20 lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 10 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 10 lbs | - |
| Phenol | 10 lbs | - |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 5 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Wausau Chemical Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wausau Chemical Corp
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Marathon Electric LLC, 3M Co - Wausau - Greystone, 3M Co - Wausau Downtown, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wausau Chemical Corp on cumulative reported pounds (1.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Four O Corp, Moveero Estherville, State Metal Industries Inc. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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).
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 Ammonia, Nitric acid, Ethylene glycol, Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include Marathon Electric LLC. Wausau Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Wausau Chemical Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wausau Chemical Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wausau, WI, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 325611 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Marathon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Four O Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wausau Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia. 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