EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance
Torrance, CA · Parent: Americas Styrenics LLC
- Total releases
- 84.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance: how the 84.3K lbs splits
84.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 61.9K lbs 73.5%
- Air Releases 22.2K lbs 26.3%
- Water Discharges 151 lbs 0.2%
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance's 84.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 73.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 26.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Torrance, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 16.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 84.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,949 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance is pounds #162 and chemical-count #391 at 84.3K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Airgas Dry Ice; Messer LLC; Phenomenex Inc; Phenomenex Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: E Energy Adams; Hudson Technologies Co; Kns Cos Inc; Arclin USA LLC. Other Americas Styrenics LLC sites in this extract: Americas Styrenics LLC; Americas Styrenics LLC - Marietta; Americas Styrenics Allyns Point Plant; Americas Styrenics LLC - Hanging Rock. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Styrene; Ethylbenzene.
Compare Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance with
Nearest reporters in California
- Airgas Dry Ice Torrance · 102.0K lbs
- Messer LLC Torrance · 7.5K lbs
- Phenomenex Inc Torrance · 191.0K lbs
- Phenomenex Inc. Torrance · 9.7K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: E Energy Adams (NE) · Hudson Technologies Co (IL) · Kns Cos Inc (IL)
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (73.5% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 84.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include E Energy Adams and Hudson Technologies Co.
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
84K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance reports the 1,002nd-largest volume (84.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 73.7% of the total. Scale peers outside California include E Energy Adams and Hudson Technologies Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 73.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance's total reported releases rose from 12.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance's water releases rose from 11 lb in 2022 to 45 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance's off-site transfers rose from 8.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance's air releases fell from 4.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance Form-R facts
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See how Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
17% less than the comparison
3.0× 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 Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 84.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 43% (29.1K lbs to 16.4K lbs).
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 43% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 13.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 12.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 12.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 16.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 62.1K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 17.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 5.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance on cumulative reported pounds (84.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Chem Pruf Door, Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc, Hanna Steel Corp. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- Chem Pruf Door Brownsville, TX · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 84.3K lbs reported
- Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc Covington, TN · Food 84.2K lbs reported
- Hanna Steel Corp Fairfield, AL · Fabricated Metals 84.2K lbs reported
- Titan Tire Corp of Freeport Freeport, IL · Plastics and Rubber 84.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Americas Styrenics LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Americas Styrenics LLC, Americas Styrenics LLC - Marietta, Americas Styrenics Allyns Point Plant.
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 Zinc compounds, Styrene, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Airgas Dry Ice. Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Torrance, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chem Pruf Door (Δ 48 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Zinc compounds. 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