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
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
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%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
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.
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance has reported 84.3K lbs of toxic releases across 3 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 2 are classified as carcinogens, representing 67% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Chemicals sector. The primary release pathway is off-site transfers, accounting for 73% 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.
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
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
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.
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.
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.
Quick Facts
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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).
Reported total releases by year
Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance - annual TRI totals
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
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 | 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 |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance
Closest other reporters in California - including Airgas Dry Ice, Messer LLC, Phenomenex Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. E Energy Adams, Hudson Technologies Co, Kns Cos Inc.
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.
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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