Ortec Inc
3 facilities · 1 state · 66.3K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Ortec Inc is the reported parent of 3 Form R facilities across 1 state, disclosing 66.3K lbs of toxic releases. 8 of 34 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is South Carolina (66.3K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Ortec Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Ortec Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-92.2%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-92.2%
26.6 thousand lb → 2.1 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Ortec Inc's total reported releases fell from 26.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ortec Inc's air releases rose from 548 lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ortec Inc's off-site transfers fell from 26.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 750 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ortec Inc's chemicals reported fell from 19 in 2022 to 17 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Ortec Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Ortec Inc Piedmont; Ortec Inc; Ortec Inc Pendleton. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nucor Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Diisocyanates; Ammonia; Butyl acrylate; Styrene. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: South Carolina. 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: Ortec Inc Piedmont; Ortec Inc; Ortec Inc Pendleton. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nucor Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Diisocyanates; Ammonia; Butyl acrylate; Styrene. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: South Carolina. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals.
Ortec Inc ranks #1,832 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Ortec Inc's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (South Carolina), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. Ortec Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 3 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Ortec Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Nucor Corp; International Paper Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Ortec Inc sits among TRI parents
Ortec Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Nucor Corp and International Paper Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Nucor Corp · rank #1,830 · 15.8M lbs
- International Paper Co · rank #1,831 · 13.0M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Ortec Inc
Ethylene glycol; Diisocyanates; Ammonia; Butyl acrylate; Styrene lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Ortec Inc Piedmont. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 36.2K lbs |
| Diisocyanates | 25.2K lbs |
| Ammonia | 1.6K lbs |
| Butyl acrylate | 713 lbs |
| Styrene | 593 lbs |
Facilities (3)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Ortec Inc Piedmont Piedmont, SC | 37.2K lbs |
| Ortec Inc Easley, SC | 29.1K lbs |
| Ortec Inc Pendleton Pendleton, SC | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Ortec Inc on total disclosed release pounds (66.3K lbs) and reporting facility count (3). Release-volume peers include Heb Grocery Co LP, Reddy Ice LLC, Perrigo Co. 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.
Similar disclosed release pounds
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Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are South Carolina; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Ortec Inc's TRI parent record
From Ortec Inc, open Ortec Inc Piedmont or compare against Nucor Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Ortec Inc (Ortec Inc Piedmont in SC). Largest facility
- Compare against International Paper Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Ortec Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Nucor Corp, International Paper Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Ortec Inc's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
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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