EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Asahi Refining Florida LLC
Opa Locka, FL · Parent: Asahi Refining USA Inc.
- Total releases
- 414.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Asahi Refining Florida LLC: how the 414.2K lbs splits
414.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 414.1K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 63 lbs <0.1%
Asahi Refining Florida LLC's 414.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% 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 OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Asahi Refining Florida LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Opa Locka, FL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 261 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2022, and 414.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 2,186 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Florida's 659 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Asahi Refining Florida LLC is pounds #50 and chemical-count #89 at 414.2K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC leads reported pounds (116.3M lbs) at 27 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (2.4M lbs, pounds #15). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kingspan Insulation (formerly Dyplast Products Llc); Quikrete - Miami Fl Hardscapes Plant; Cigarette Holdings LLC; Valmont - Miami Galvanizing. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Florida: Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant; Johnson Matthey; Nucor Steel Auburn Inc; Hydro Extrusion USA LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Lead And Lead Compounds; Mercury And Mercury Compounds; Silver And Silver Compounds.
Asahi Refining Florida LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 414.2K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant and Johnson Matthey.
Asahi Refining Florida LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
414K 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
Asahi Refining Florida LLC: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Asahi Refining Florida LLC reports the 234th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Florida include Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant and Johnson Matthey.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Asahi Refining Florida LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Asahi Refining Florida LLC Form-R facts
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16567.3× more than the comparison
5.0× 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 Asahi Refining Florida LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 414.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 100% (413.2K lbs to 261 lbs).
Asahi Refining Florida LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Asahi Refining Florida LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2019 to 2022). 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 | 413.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 453 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 260 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 261 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 412.4K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 71 lbs | - |
| Silver And Silver Compounds | 47 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 16 lbs | - |
Asahi Refining Florida LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond Florida
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Asahi Refining Florida LLC on cumulative reported pounds (414.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Thermo Fisher Scientific, Darling Ingredients Inc., Rec Boat Holdings Llc-Sport/engineering. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Chelmsford, MA · Chemicals 414.2K lbs reported
- Darling Ingredients Inc. Union City, TN · Food 414.3K lbs reported
- Rec Boat Holdings Llc-Sport/engineering Cadillac, MI · Transportation Equipment 415.3K lbs reported
- Fca US Sterling Heights Assembly Plant Sterling Heights, MI · Transportation Equipment 415.3K 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), Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Silver And Silver Compounds; nearby reporters include Kingspan Insulation (formerly Dyplast Products Llc). Asahi Refining Florida LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Asahi Refining Florida LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · 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.
Asahi Refining Florida LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Opa Locka, FL, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 331410 · Primary Metals. 16.7% of Miami-dade TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Δ 23 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Asahi Refining Florida LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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