Orion Engineered Carbons LLC
3 facilities · 2 states · 971.3K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Orion Engineered Carbons LLC is the reported parent of 3 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 971.3K lbs of toxic releases. 2 of 22 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Texas (807.5K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Orion Engineered Carbons LLC, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Orion Engineered Carbons LLC: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-41.0%
3 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-41.0%
199.9 thousand lb → 118.0 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Orion Engineered Carbons LLC's total reported releases fell from 199.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 118.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Orion Engineered Carbons LLC's air releases fell from 199.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 117.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Orion Engineered Carbons LLC's off-site transfers rose from 225 lb in 2022 to 302 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Orion Engineered Carbons LLC from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant; Orion Engineered Carbons Orange Plant; Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide; Carbon disulfide; Carbonyl sulfide; Hydrogen cyanide; Benzene. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Texas; Ohio. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant; Orion Engineered Carbons Orange Plant; Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide; Carbon disulfide; Carbonyl sulfide; Hydrogen cyanide; Benzene. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Texas; Ohio. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals.
Orion Engineered Carbons LLC ranks #653 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Orion Engineered Carbons LLC files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Orion Engineered Carbons LLC's disclosed pounds are spread across 3 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Orion Engineered Carbons LLC follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Orion Engineered Carbons LLC sits among TRI parents
Orion Engineered Carbons LLC sits on a disclosure ladder beside Targa Resources Corp and Ineos US I Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Targa Resources Corp · rank #651 · 105.5M lbs
- Ineos US I Inc · rank #652 · 94.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Orion Engineered Carbons LLC
Hydrogen sulfide; Carbon disulfide; Carbonyl sulfide; Hydrogen cyanide; Benzene lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | 542.0K lbs |
| Carbon disulfide | 182.5K lbs |
| Carbonyl sulfide | 114.9K lbs |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 102.6K lbs |
| Benzene | 24.1K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2 | 807.5K lbs |
| Ohio | 1 | 163.9K lbs |
Facilities (3)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant Borger, TX | 425.2K lbs |
| Orion Engineered Carbons Orange Plant Orange, TX | 382.3K lbs |
| Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre Belpre, OH | 163.9K lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Orion Engineered Carbons LLC on total disclosed release pounds (971.3K lbs) and reporting facility count (3). Release-volume peers include Milk Specialties Global (dba Actus Nutrition), Molded Fiber Glass Co, National Grid USA. Facility-count peers include A-Gas US Holdings Inc, Abb Holdings Inc, Adams Resources & Energy Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Texas, Ohio; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Orion Engineered Carbons LLC's TRI parent record
From Orion Engineered Carbons LLC, open Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant or compare against Targa Resources Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Orion Engineered Carbons LLC (Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant in TX). Largest facility
- Compare against Ineos US I Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Orion Engineered Carbons LLC sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Targa Resources Corp, Ineos US I Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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