Public Notice
Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board
P. O. Box 2261 | Jackson, MS 39225
515 East Amite St. | Jackson, MS 39201
Telephone No. (601) 961-5171

Public Notice Start Date: June 17, 2026	MDEQ Contact: Chappell Ford

The Korex Corporation, Korex Sardis Facility, located at 100 Rainwater Street in Sardis, MS, (662) 609-1849, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for the following permitting action(s):  Air Permit to Construct Ref. No. 2100-00049. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Codes 2821, 2842, and 2899.  A Statement of Basis has been prepared that contains a discussion of the decision-making that went into the development of the permit and provides the permitting authority, the public, and other government bodies a record of the technical issues surrounding issuance of the permit. The Statement of Basis also addresses any changes to emissions and/or discharges resulting from any modification of the facility.  
The proposed project consists of construction and operation of a new liquid household cleaning products and solid chlorine swimming pool products formulation, blending, and packaging facility. Completed construction of the proposed project will result in six extrusion blow molding lines for the production of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles from pellets; six production lines for the formulation, blending, and bottling of liquid household cleaning products; and six production lines for the formulation, blending, and retail packaging of solid chlorine tablets and powder used for swimming pool disinfection, with an operational in-service target date of Fall 2026. The proposed facility will receive and store HDPE pellets, to be used in bottle production; sodium hypochlorite solution, sodium hydroxide solution, fragrances, surfactants and additives, to be used in liquid household cleaning products formulations; and trichloroisocyanuric acid, calcium hypochlorite, and/or sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione dihydrate, to be used in solid chlorine swimming pool products formulations.
Raw materials will arrive at the site via railcar or truck and will be stored inside the site building, except for HDPE pellets which will be stored in two silos adjoining the building. Finished products packaged for retail sale will be distributed off site by truck. 
Korex is seeking a permit to construct air emissions equipment. The facility does not have the potential to emit (PTE) that exceeds the Title V threshold of 100 tpy for any criteria pollutant or the 25 tpy limit for Total HAPs and the 10 tpy limit for any Individual HAP. Therefore, the facility will be considered a True Minor Source and will not require a permit to operate. However, since the facility’s emissions of PM is greater than 10 tpy, the facility is required to obtain a permit to construct.  The facility will be a True Minor Source after construction and will not be subject to further regulations.  
The staff of the Permit Board has developed this draft permit based on information submitted to the Permit Board by the applicant, appropriate State and Federal agencies and other interested parties. The staff of the Permit Board is soliciting all relative information pertaining to the proposed activity, including public comment, to ensure the draft permit complies with all State and Federal regulations. Public review and comment on the draft permit and supporting documentation is an important element in the staff evaluation and its consideration of key aspects of the permit action. The draft permit conditions have been developed to ensure compliance with all State and Federal regulations but are subject to change based on information received as a result of public participation.
Persons wishing to comment upon or object to the proposed determinations are invited to submit comments in writing to Chappell Ford at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Ford-Chappell/ or to the Permit Board address shown above, no later than the end of the thirty (30) day public notice. All comments received by this date will be considered in the formulation of final determinations regarding the application(s).  A public hearing will be held if the Permit Board finds a significant degree of public interest in the proposed permit(s). Persons wishing to request a public hearing may do so by submitting that request in writing to Chappell Ford at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Ford-Chappell/ or to the Permit Board address shown above.  The Permit Board is limited in the scope of its analysis to environmental impact.  Any comments relative to zoning or economic and social impacts are within the jurisdiction of local zoning and planning authorities and should be addressed to them.
Additional details about the application, including a copy of the draft permit, are available by writing or calling the Public Records Request Officer at the above Permit Board address and telephone number or by completing the form at the following website:  https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/about-mdeq/public-records-request/public-records-request-form/.  Additionally, a copy of the draft permit and statement of basis may be found on the MDEQ’s website at: https://opc.deq.state.ms.us/publicnotice.aspx.  This information is also available for review at the office of the MDEQ at the Permit Board address shown above during normal business hours. Please bring the foregoing to the attention of persons whom you know will be interested.