EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Wausau Chemical Corp
Wausau, WI
- Total releases
- 3.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Wausau Chemical Corp: how the 3.5K lbs splits
3.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.5K lbs 100.0%
Wausau Chemical Corp's 3.5K 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 chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 820 lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 3.5K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,843 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 #456 and chemical-count #54 at 3.5K 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: Linetec Paint/plastics; Veritas Steel; 3M Co - Wausau Downtown; Marathon Electric LLC. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Wisconsin: Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo; Coastal Chemical Co. LLC; Championx-Bakersfield; Championx-Greeley. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitric acid; Hydrogen fluoride; Ethylene glycol.
Wausau Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.5K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo and Coastal Chemical Co. LLC.
Wausau Chemical Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.5K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% 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 Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Wausau Chemical Corp reports the 225th-largest volume (3.5K lbs). Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo and Coastal Chemical Co. LLC.
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: 3.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (790 lbs to 820 lbs).
Wausau Chemical Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Wausau Chemical Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% from 2020 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 790 lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 1.1K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 820 lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 820 lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). 1 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 275 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 40 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 40 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 40 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 30 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 20 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 20 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 10 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 Linetec Paint/plastics, Veritas Steel, 3M Co - Wausau Downtown, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo, Coastal Chemical Co. LLC, Championx-Bakersfield.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wausau Chemical Corp on cumulative reported pounds (3.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Consolidated Precision Products Corp, Axens N.a. Inc., Oldcastle Infrastructures Inc - Napoleon. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Consolidated Precision Products Corp Pomona, CA · Primary Metals 3.5K lbs reported
- Axens N.a. Inc. Belmont, WV · Chemicals 3.5K lbs reported
- Oldcastle Infrastructures Inc - Napoleon Napoleon, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 3.5K lbs reported
- Mbaf - Div of G&w Electric Blue Island, IL · Primary Metals 3.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
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, Hydrogen fluoride, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Linetec Paint/plastics. 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 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.0% of Marathon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Consolidated Precision Products Corp (Δ 0 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