EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Basf Corp-Savannah Operations
Savannah, GA · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 2.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Basf Corp-Savannah Operations: how the 2.7M lbs splits
2.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.9M lbs 70.8%
- Water Discharges 792.2K lbs 29.2%
Basf Corp-Savannah Operations's 2.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 70.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 29.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Basf Corp-Savannah Operations is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Savannah, GA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 729.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 2.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 697 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Basf Corp-Savannah Operations is pounds #23 and chemical-count #196 at 2.7M lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Seagate Terminals Savannah LLC; Georgia Pacific Gypsum Llc- Savannah; Phillips 66 Savannah Lubricants Plant; Southern States Chemical Seapoint. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Georgia: Knauf Insulation Inc.; Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant; Ervin Industries Inc; Certainteed LLC. Other Basf Corp sites in this extract: Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops; Basf Corp - Freeport Site; Basf Corp; Basf Corp - Beaumont. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Formic acid.
Basf Corp-Savannah Operations stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (70.8% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Knauf Insulation Inc. and Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant.
Basf Corp-Savannah Operations vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.7M 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
Basf Corp-Savannah Operations: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Basf Corp-Savannah Operations reports the 6th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 74.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Knauf Insulation Inc. and Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Basf Corp-Savannah Operations's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 74.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Basf Corp-Savannah Operations's total reported releases rose from 623.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 729.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp-Savannah Operations's air releases rose from 468.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 562.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp-Savannah Operations's water releases rose from 154.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 167.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basf Corp-Savannah Operations Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Basf Corp-Savannah Operations releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 6% (685.3K lbs to 729.7K lbs).
Basf Corp-Savannah Operations: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Basf Corp-Savannah Operations year-over-year reported totals (increased by 6% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 685.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 318.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 354.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 623.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 729.7K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 2.0M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 692.8K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Basf Corp-Savannah Operations · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Corp-Savannah Operations
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Seagate Terminals Savannah LLC, Georgia Pacific Gypsum Llc- Savannah, Phillips 66 Savannah Lubricants Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Knauf Insulation Inc., Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant, Ervin Industries Inc.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Corp-Savannah Operations on cumulative reported pounds (2.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations, F08 - Frankfort Oilseeds, Duke Energy Progress Llc-Asheville Steam Electric Plant. 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.
- Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations Calhoun, TN · Paper 2.7M lbs reported
- F08 - Frankfort Oilseeds Frankfort, IN · Food 2.7M lbs reported
- Duke Energy Progress Llc-Asheville Steam Electric Plant Arden, NC · Electric Utilities 2.7M lbs reported
- Foster Farms Farmerville Plant Farmerville, LA · Food 2.7M 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
Other Basf Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops, Basf Corp - Freeport Site, Basf 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 Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Formic acid; nearby reporters include Seagate Terminals Savannah LLC. Basf Corp-Savannah Operations stamps HEAVY volume · AIR 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 Basf Corp-Savannah Operations TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Corp-Savannah Operations totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Savannah, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327992 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 22.0% of Chatham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations (Δ 2.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Corp-Savannah Operations stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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