EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Duracell Manufacturing
Lagrange, GA · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 1.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Duracell Manufacturing: how the 1.2M lbs splits
1.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.1M lbs 96.5%
- Air Releases 41.5K lbs 3.5%
- Land Disposal 125 lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 80 lbs <0.1%
Duracell Manufacturing's 1.2M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese 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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Duracell Manufacturing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lagrange, GA, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 364.3K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,188 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. Duracell Manufacturing is pounds #37 and chemical-count #97 at 1.2M 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Henkel Corp; Advics Manufacturing Georgia LLC; Interfaceflor; Wheelabrator. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Georgia: Whirlpool Corp Marion Operations; Cooper Power Systems LLC; Ultium Cells LLC; Energizer Manufacturing Inc. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Zinc compounds; Nickel compounds; Zinc (fume or dust).
Duracell Manufacturing stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.5% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Whirlpool Corp Marion Operations and Cooper Power Systems LLC.
Duracell Manufacturing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Duracell Manufacturing inside Troup's TRI pounds
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Duracell Manufacturing reports the 8th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 70.0% of every pound reported in Troup. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese compounds alone is 72.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Whirlpool Corp Marion Operations and Cooper Power Systems LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Troup's reported pounds (1.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Duracell Manufacturing's air releases rose from 8.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Duracell Manufacturing's off-site transfers fell from 356.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 354.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Duracell Manufacturing Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Duracell Manufacturing stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
40.5× more than the comparison
17% 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 Duracell Manufacturing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 162% (139.2K lbs to 364.3K lbs).
Duracell Manufacturing: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Duracell Manufacturing year-over-year reported totals (increased by 162% 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: Manganese compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 139.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 117.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 193.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 365.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 364.3K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 849.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 186.2K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 66.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 40.1K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 36.3K lbs | - |
| Copper | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Lead | 3 lbs | Carcinogen |
Duracell Manufacturing · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Duracell Manufacturing
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Henkel Corp, Advics Manufacturing Georgia LLC, Interfaceflor, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Whirlpool Corp Marion Operations, Cooper Power Systems LLC, Ultium Cells LLC.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Duracell Manufacturing on cumulative reported pounds (1.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Sea Ray Boats Tellico Facility, Chs Hallock, Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston 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 Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds, Nickel compounds, Zinc (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Henkel Corp. Duracell Manufacturing stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Duracell Manufacturing TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Duracell Manufacturing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lagrange, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335912 · Electrical Equipment. 70.0% of Troup TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sea Ray Boats Tellico Facility (Δ 2.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Duracell Manufacturing stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese 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