EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC
Mobile, AL · Parent: Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC
- Total releases
- 882.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC: how the 882.2K lbs splits
882.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 801.1K lbs 90.8%
- Air Releases 81.1K lbs 9.2%
Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC's 882.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acrylamide.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mobile, AL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 379.1K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 882.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,414 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pvs Dx Inc.; Honeywell - Uop LLC; Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Canal; Canfor Southern Pine - Mobile Al. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Alabama: Corteva Agriscience LLC - Midland; W R Grace & Co; Ineos Joliet LLC; The Andersons Inc - Sioux City. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acrylamide; Ammonia; Acrylic acid; Acrylonitrile.
Compare Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Pvs Dx Inc. Mobile · 792 lbs
- Honeywell - Uop LLC Chickasaw · 1.2M lbs
- Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Canal Mobile · 4 lbs
- Canfor Southern Pine - Mobile Al Mobile · 25.1K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Corteva Agriscience LLC - Midland (MI) · W R Grace & Co (IL) · Ineos Joliet LLC (IL)
Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.8% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 882.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Corteva Agriscience LLC - Midland and W R Grace & Co.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
882K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC: Acrylamide-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC reports the 283rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acrylamide alone is 77.1% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 79.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Alabama include Corteva Agriscience LLC - Midland and W R Grace & Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Acrylamide at 77.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC's total reported releases rose from 292.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 379.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC's off-site transfers rose from 270.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 352.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC's air releases rose from 21.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC Form-R facts
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See how Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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4.0× more 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 Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 882.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1258% (27.9K lbs to 379.1K lbs).
Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1258% 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: Acrylamide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 28.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 155.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 292.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 379.1K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acrylamide | 680.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 152.5K lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 33.1K lbs | - |
| Acrylonitrile | 16.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Pvs Dx Inc., Honeywell - Uop LLC, Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Canal, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Corteva Agriscience LLC - Midland, W R Grace & Co, Ineos Joliet LLC.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC on cumulative reported pounds (882.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Colorado Springs Utilities Ray Nixon Power Plant, Par Montana Billings Refinery, Okeechobee Clean Energy Center. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- Colorado Springs Utilities Ray Nixon Power Plant Fountain, CO · Electric Utilities 882.6K lbs reported
- Par Montana Billings Refinery Billings, MT · Petroleum 881.7K lbs reported
- Okeechobee Clean Energy Center Okeechobee, FL · Electric Utilities 879.5K lbs reported
- Arauco Na Grayling Particleboard Grayling, MI · Wood Products 885.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Acrylamide, Ammonia, Acrylic acid, Acrylonitrile; nearby reporters include Pvs Dx Inc.. Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acrylamide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mobile, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 1.7% of Mobile TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Colorado Springs Utilities Ray Nixon Power Plant (Δ 422 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acrylamide. 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