EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta
Alpharetta, GA · Parent: Syensqo Holding Inc
- Total releases
- 24.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta: how the 24.5K lbs splits
24.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 22.8K lbs 92.9%
- Air Releases 1.7K lbs 7.1%
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta's 24.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 92.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alpharetta, GA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 24.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,789 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 Llc-Alpharetta is pounds #242 and chemical-count #370 at 24.5K 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: Innovative Water Care LLC; L3HARRIS Aviation Products Inc; Roto-Die Co Inc.; Alcon Laboratories Inc-Johns Creek Manufacturing. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Georgia: Michelman Inc; Akzo Nobel Coatings; Si Group Baytown; Reg Newton LLC. 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: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Methanol.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (92.9% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 24.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Michelman Inc and Akzo Nobel Coatings.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
25K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% 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 Llc-Alpharetta: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta reports the 1,644th-largest volume (24.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone alone is 93.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Michelman Inc and Akzo Nobel Coatings.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta's pounds in one chemical - here N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone at 93.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta's total reported releases fell from 19.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta's off-site transfers fell from 18.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta's air releases fell from 885 lb in 2022 to 814 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 24.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 25291% (19 lbs to 4.8K lbs).
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta year-over-year reported totals (increased by 25291% 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: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 17 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 14 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 19.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 22.8K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 1.7K lbs | - |
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta on cumulative reported pounds (24.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Michelman Inc, Akzo Nobel Coatings, Henniges Automotive North Carolina Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 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 N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Methanol; nearby reporters include Innovative Water Care LLC. Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.
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This Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alpharetta, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 6.0% of Forsyth TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Michelman Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Llc-Alpharetta stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. 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