EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lawter Inc
Baxley, GA · Parent: Harima USA
- Total releases
- 29.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Lawter Inc: how the 29.4K lbs splits
29.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 29.4K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 4 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Lawter Inc's 29.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Lawter Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Baxley, GA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 5.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 29.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,355 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. Lawter Inc is pounds #219 and chemical-count #170 at 29.4K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Interfor US Inc Baxley Div; Usnr Baxley; Appling County Pellets; Hazlehurst Wood Pellets. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Georgia: Albemarle U.S. Inc.; Bostik Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corp - Baton Rouge Resin Finishing Plant; La Porte Methanol Plant. Other Harima USA sites in this extract: Plasmine Technology Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Maleic anhydride; Formaldehyde; Lead compounds.
Lawter Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 29.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Albemarle U.S. Inc. and Bostik Inc..
Lawter Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
29K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lawter Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lawter Inc reports the 1,557th-largest volume (29.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Georgia include Albemarle U.S. Inc. and Bostik 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
- Lawter Inc's total reported releases fell from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lawter Inc's air releases fell from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lawter Inc Form-R facts
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See how Lawter Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
83% less than the comparison
2.5× 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 Lawter Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 29.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 7% (6.0K lbs to 5.6K lbs).
Lawter Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lawter Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% 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 | 6.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 5.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 6.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 6.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 5.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 12.3K lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 10.4K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 6.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 0 lbs | - |
Lawter Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lawter Inc
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Interfor US Inc Baxley Div, Usnr Baxley, Appling County Pellets, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Albemarle U.S. Inc., Bostik Inc., Exxon Mobil Corp - Baton Rouge Resin Finishing Plant.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lawter Inc on cumulative reported pounds (29.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Albemarle U.S. Inc., Derby Building Products LLC, Hexpol Compounding Nc Inc.. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Harima USA Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Plasmine Technology Inc.
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, Maleic anhydride, Formaldehyde, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Interfor US Inc Baxley Div. Lawter Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Lawter Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lawter Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Baxley, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 11.6% of Appling TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Albemarle U.S. Inc. (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lawter Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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