EPA TRI Facility · Textile Product
Hyosung USA Inc. Decatur Plant
Decatur, AL · Parent: Hyosung USA Inc
- Total releases
- 63 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
Hyosung USA Inc. Decatur Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, AL, in the textile product sector. It reported 16 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 63 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 16,990 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bunge N.a. Inc.; Big Heart Pet Brands Inc.; Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc; Automatic Screw Machine Product Co. Similar-scale Textile Product peers outside Alabama: Universal Textile Technologies; Synthetic Turf Resources Corp; Healthier Choice Flooring LLC; Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant We. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formaldehyde; Diisocyanates.
Hyosung USA Inc. Decatur Plant has reported 63 lbs of toxic releases across 2 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 1 is classified as carcinogen, representing 50% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Textile Product sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 100% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 35 Textile Product facilities in this database, Hyosung USA Inc. Decatur Plant reports the 23rd-largest volume (63 lbs).
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Hyosung USA Inc. Decatur Plant files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 314994 (Textile Product). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 63 lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 2 distinct chemicals, 1 of which (50%) carry a carcinogenic classification. Largest chemicals by pounds: Formaldehyde; Diisocyanates.
The dominant release pathway is air releases at 63 lbs (100.0% of total volume), followed by land disposal at 0.0%. The facility is operated under parent company Hyosung USA Inc. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bunge N.a. Inc.; Big Heart Pet Brands Inc.; Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc; Automatic Screw Machine Product Co. Similar-scale peers outside Alabama: Universal Textile Technologies; Synthetic Turf Resources Corp; Healthier Choice Flooring LLC; Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant We.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Hyosung USA Inc. Decatur Plant has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open Bunge N.a. Inc. for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Hyosung USA Inc. Decatur Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 63 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Reported total releases by year
Hyosung USA Inc. Decatur Plant - annual TRI totals
- 2019 0
2019
0 million lbs
- 2020 0
2020
0 million lbs
- 2021 0
2021
0 million lbs
- 2022 0
2022
0 million lbs
- 2023 0
2023
0 million lbs
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 13 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 17 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 17 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 16 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 63 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hyosung USA Inc. Decatur Plant
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Bunge N.a. Inc., Big Heart Pet Brands Inc., Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc, ordered by distance.
Similar Textile Product Facilities
Other Textile Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Universal Textile Technologies, Synthetic Turf Resources Corp, Healthier Choice Flooring LLC.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Formaldehyde, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Bunge N.a. Inc.. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Hyosung USA Inc. Decatur Plant. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.