EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lenzing Fibers Inc
Axis, AL
- Total releases
- 425.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Lenzing Fibers Inc: how the 425.7K lbs splits
425.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 425.4K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 240 lbs 0.1%
Lenzing Fibers Inc's 425.7K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Lenzing Fibers Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Axis, AL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 56.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 425.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,152 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Amvac Chemical Co; Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center; Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC; Ssab Alabama Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Alabama: Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant; Curia Missouri-Springfield (formerly Amri-Missouri Inc.); Ingevity South Carolina LLC Charleston Chemical Plant; Denka Performance Elastomer LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Peracetic acid.
Compare Lenzing Fibers Inc with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Amvac Chemical Co Axis · 341.4K lbs
- Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center Axis · 179.7K lbs
- Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC Axis · 457.2K lbs
- Ssab Alabama Inc Axis · 7.8M lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant (TX) · Curia Missouri-Springfield (formerly Amri-Missouri Inc.) (MO) · Ingevity South Carolina LLC Charleston Chemical Plant (SC)
Lenzing Fibers Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.9% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 425.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant and Curia Missouri-Springfield (formerly Amri-Missouri Inc.).
Lenzing Fibers Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
426K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lenzing Fibers Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lenzing Fibers Inc reports the 435th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant and Curia Missouri-Springfield (formerly Amri-Missouri Inc.).
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lenzing Fibers Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lenzing Fibers Inc's total reported releases fell from 100.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 56.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lenzing Fibers Inc's water releases fell from 100.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 56.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lenzing Fibers Inc Form-R facts
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See how Lenzing Fibers Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
25% more than the comparison
93% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lenzing Fibers Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 425.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 31% (80.9K lbs to 56.0K lbs).
Lenzing Fibers Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lenzing Fibers Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 31% from 2019 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 80.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 78.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 109.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 100.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 56.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 425.4K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 240 lbs | - |
Lenzing Fibers Inc · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lenzing Fibers Inc
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Amvac Chemical Co, Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center, Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant, Curia Missouri-Springfield (formerly Amri-Missouri Inc.), Ingevity South Carolina LLC Charleston Chemical Plant.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lenzing Fibers Inc on cumulative reported pounds (425.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Seh America Inc, Delta Deer Park, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Seh America Inc Vancouver, WA · Computers and Electronic Products 425.5K lbs reported
- Delta Deer Park Deer Park, TX · Chemical Wholesalers 425.4K lbs reported
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa Waterloo, IA · Food 425.3K lbs reported
- Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant Borger, TX · Chemicals 425.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Amvac Chemical Co. Lenzing Fibers Inc stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Lenzing Fibers Inc TRI extract (MID · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lenzing Fibers Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Axis, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325220 · Chemicals. 0.8% of Mobile TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Seh America Inc (Δ 163 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lenzing Fibers Inc stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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