EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Stepan Co
Columbus, GA · Parent: Stepan Co
- Total releases
- 2.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Stepan Co: how the 2.3K lbs splits
2.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.3K lbs 100.0%
Stepan Co's 2.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Stepan Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus, GA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 230 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 2.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,602 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. Stepan Co is pounds #398 and chemical-count #575 at 2.3K 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: Panasonic Energy Corp of America Lithium Div; Panasonic Energy Corporation of America Materials Division; Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC; Textron Aviation/mccauley Facility. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Georgia: Prime Leather Finishes Co; Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute; Oregon Rubber Co; Nusil Technology LLC. Other Stepan Co sites in this extract: Stepan Co Millsdale Road; Stepan Co; Stepan Co; Stepan Co Maywood. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
Stepan Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prime Leather Finishes Co and Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute.
Stepan Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.3K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Stepan Co: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Stepan Co reports the 2,610th-largest volume (2.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Prime Leather Finishes Co and Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Stepan Co's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Stepan Co's total reported releases fell from 489 lb in 2022 to 230 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Stepan Co's off-site transfers fell from 489 lb in 2022 to 230 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Stepan Co Form-R facts
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50% less 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 Stepan Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 58% (543 lbs to 230 lbs).
Stepan Co: 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 Stepan Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 58% 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 | 543 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 358 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 641 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 489 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 230 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 2.3K lbs | - |
Stepan Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Stepan Co
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Panasonic Energy Corp of America Lithium Div, Panasonic Energy Corporation of America Materials Division, Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC, 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. Prime Leather Finishes Co, Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute, Oregon Rubber Co.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Stepan Co on cumulative reported pounds (2.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Timken Co Asheboro Bearing Plant, Scott's Industrial Coatings LLC, Haviland Consumer Products Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- Timken Co Asheboro Bearing Plant Randleman, NC · Fabricated Metals 2.3K lbs reported
- Scott's Industrial Coatings LLC Green Bay, WI · Fabricated Metals 2.3K lbs reported
- Haviland Consumer Products Inc. Walker, MI · Chemical Wholesalers 2.3K lbs reported
- Industrial Connections & Solutions LLC Morristown, TN · Electrical Equipment 2.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Stepan Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Stepan Co Millsdale Road, Stepan Co, Stepan Co.
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; nearby reporters include Panasonic Energy Corp of America Lithium Div. Stepan Co 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.
Use and verify this record
This Stepan Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Stepan Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Muscogee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Timken Co Asheboro Bearing Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Stepan Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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