EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Albemarle Corp South Plant
Magnolia, AR · Parent: Albemarle Corp
- Total releases
- 1.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 26
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Albemarle Corp South Plant: how the 1.8M lbs splits
1.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.2M lbs 64.2%
- Land Disposal 571.0K lbs 31.0%
- Off-site Transfers 88.6K lbs 4.8%
Albemarle Corp South Plant's 1.8M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 64.2% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 31.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Tetrabromobisphenol A.
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.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Albemarle Corp South Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Magnolia, AR, in the chemicals sector. It reported 247.8K lbs of releases across 22 chemicals in 2023, and 1.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 897 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 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: Red River Ready Mix LLC; Cmc Steel Fabricators Inc. DBA Cmc Steel Arkansas; American Fuel Cells & Coated Fabrics (amfuel); Albemarle Corp West Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Arkansas: Gulf Coast Growth Ventures LLC; Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC; Aurorium Zeeland LLC; Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC. Other Albemarle Corp sites in this extract: Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant; Ketjen Pasadena Plant; Albemarle Corp; Albemarle U.S. Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Tetrabromobisphenol A; Ammonia; Benzene; Methanol.
Albemarle Corp South Plant is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Magnolia, AR: 1.8M lbs across 26 chemicals (6 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 64.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gulf Coast Growth Ventures LLC and Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC.
Albemarle Corp South Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.8M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Albemarle Corp South Plant inside Columbia's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Albemarle Corp South Plant reports the 180th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 37.3% of every pound reported in Columbia. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Gulf Coast Growth Ventures LLC and Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Columbia's reported pounds (4.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Albemarle Corp South Plant's total reported releases fell from 296.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 247.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Albemarle Corp South Plant's land releases fell from 32.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Albemarle Corp South Plant's air releases fell from 264.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 233.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Albemarle Corp South Plant's chemicals reported fell from 23 in 2022 to 22 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Albemarle Corp South Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Albemarle Corp South Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 48% (479.4K lbs to 247.8K lbs).
Albemarle Corp South Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Albemarle Corp South Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 48% 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: Tetrabromobisphenol A.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 479.4K lbs | 22 |
| 2020 | 427.4K lbs | 22 |
| 2021 | 391.4K lbs | 23 |
| 2022 | 296.4K lbs | 23 |
| 2023 | 247.8K lbs | 22 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 26 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Tetrabromobisphenol A | 499.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 456.5K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 121.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 114.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 90.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 77.8K lbs | - |
| 1-Bromopropane | 70.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propylene | 64.7K lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 63.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Bromine | 54.3K lbs | - |
| o-Xylene | 49.1K lbs | - |
| Methylene bromide | 43.0K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 27.7K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 23.5K lbs | - |
| Dimethylamine | 23.4K lbs | - |
| Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) | 16.3K lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 14.9K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 13.1K lbs | - |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 8.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 4.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 2,4-Diaminotoluene | 2.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 958 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 407 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 337 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Albemarle Corp South Plant in Columbia
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Albemarle Corp South Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (26). Release-pound peers include Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C., Railroad Friction Products Corp, Gulf Coast Growth Ventures LLC. Chemical-count peers include Conemaugh Generating Station, Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project, Ergon West Virginia Inc. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Albemarle Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant, Ketjen Pasadena Plant, Albemarle Corp.
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 Tetrabromobisphenol A, Ammonia, Benzene, Methanol; nearby reporters include Red River Ready Mix LLC. Albemarle Corp South Plant stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Albemarle Corp South Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Tetrabromobisphenol A) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Albemarle Corp South Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Magnolia, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 37.3% of Columbia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C. (Δ 745 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Albemarle Corp South Plant stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 64.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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