EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Covestro LLC
Augusta, GA
- Total releases
- 320 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Covestro LLC: how the 320 lbs splits
320 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 181 lbs 56.6%
- Off-site Transfers 139 lbs 43.4%
Covestro LLC's 320 lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 56.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 43.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
TRACE volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Covestro LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Augusta, GA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 114 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 320 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,312 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. Covestro LLC is pounds #479 and chemical-count #312 at 320 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: Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP; Ssc-Augusta; Gcp Applied Technologies Inc; Manus Bio. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Georgia: Dritac Flooring Products LLC; Pmc Specialties Group Inc; Bleachtech LLC; Uspharma Ltd.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Covestro LLC is a TRACE · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Augusta, GA: 320 lbs across 3 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 56.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dritac Flooring Products LLC and Pmc Specialties Group Inc.
Covestro LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
320 lbs 41st percentile higher than 41% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Covestro LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Covestro LLC reports the 3,031st-largest volume (320 lbs). Scale peers outside Georgia include Dritac Flooring Products LLC and Pmc Specialties Group Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Covestro LLC's total reported releases rose from 85 lb in 2022 to 114 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covestro LLC's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 95 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covestro LLC's air releases fell from 85 lb in 2022 to 19 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Covestro LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Covestro LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 320 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 395% (23 lbs to 114 lbs).
Covestro LLC: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Covestro LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 395% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 66 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 32 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 85 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 114 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 320 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Covestro LLC in Richmond
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Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP, Ssc-Augusta, Gcp Applied Technologies Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Dritac Flooring Products LLC, Pmc Specialties Group Inc, Bleachtech LLC.
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 Ethylene glycol, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP. Covestro LLC stamps TRACE volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Covestro LLC TRI extract (TRACE · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Covestro LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Augusta, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Richmond TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Knife River Corp N Central Baxter (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Covestro LLC stamps TRACE · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 56.6%). 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