EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C.
Augusta, GA · Parent: Syensqo Holding Inc
- Total releases
- 336.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C.: how the 336.7K lbs splits
336.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 324.9K lbs 96.5%
- Off-site Transfers 11.8K lbs 3.5%
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C.'s 336.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chlorobenzene.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Augusta, GA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 69.3K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 336.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,425 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. Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. is pounds #74 and chemical-count #159 at 336.7K 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: US Battery Manufacturing Co; E-Z-Go a Textron Co; Oxerra Americas LLC; Kendall Patient Recovery LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Georgia: Alpek Polyester USA LLC Cooper River Plant; Lanxess Corp; Occidental Chemical Corp Sauget Plant; Amvac Chemical Co. Other Syensqo Holding Inc sites in this extract: Cytec Industries Inc; Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC; Solvay USA LLC; Cytec Industries Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chlorobenzene; Hydroquinone; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.5% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 336.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alpek Polyester USA LLC Cooper River Plant and Lanxess Corp.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
337K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C.: Chlorobenzene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. reports the 485th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chlorobenzene alone is 95.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Alpek Polyester USA LLC Cooper River Plant and Lanxess Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C.'s pounds in one chemical - here Chlorobenzene at 95.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C.'s total reported releases rose from 68.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 69.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C.'s off-site transfers fell from 401 lb in 2022 to 360 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C.'s air releases rose from 68.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 68.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. Form-R facts
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26% less than the comparison
5.0× more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 336.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 8% (64.3K lbs to 69.3K lbs).
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 8% 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: Chlorobenzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 64.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 65.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 68.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 68.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 69.3K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorobenzene | 322.2K lbs | - |
| Hydroquinone | 11.0K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C.
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including US Battery Manufacturing Co, E-Z-Go a Textron Co, Oxerra Americas LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Alpek Polyester USA LLC Cooper River Plant, Lanxess Corp, Occidental Chemical Corp Sauget Plant.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. on cumulative reported pounds (336.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Chris Craft, Altec Engineering Inc, Alpek Polyester USA LLC Cooper River Plant. 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.
- Chris Craft Sarasota, FL · Transportation Equipment 336.4K lbs reported
- Altec Engineering Inc Elkhart, IN · Plastics and Rubber 336.2K lbs reported
- Alpek Polyester USA LLC Cooper River Plant Moncks Corner, SC · Chemicals 337.5K lbs reported
- Intertape Polymer Corp Carbondale, IL · Paper 335.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Syensqo Holding Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cytec Industries Inc, Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC, Solvay USA 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 Chlorobenzene, Hydroquinone, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include US Battery Manufacturing Co. Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Chlorobenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Augusta, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 1.0% of Richmond TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chris Craft (Δ 327 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Chlorobenzene. 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