EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC
Columbus, GA · Parent: Artek US Holdings Corp
- Total releases
- 51.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC: how the 51.6K lbs splits
51.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 33.1K lbs 64.2%
- Off-site Transfers 18.5K lbs 35.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC's 51.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 64.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 35.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus, GA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 11.3K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 51.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,060 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. Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC is pounds #178 and chemical-count #106 at 51.6K 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: Textron Aviation/mccauley Facility; Panasonic Energy Corp of America Lithium Div; Panasonic Energy Corporation of America Materials Division; Argos Columbus Concrete Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Georgia: Renewable Biofuels Port Neches LLC; Solutia Inc; Basf North Geismar Site; Imperative Chemical Partners Hempstead Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Formic acid; Epichlorohydrin; Dimethylamine.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Columbus, GA: 51.6K lbs across 7 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 64.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Renewable Biofuels Port Neches LLC and Solutia Inc.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
52K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC reports the 1,275th-largest volume (51.6K lbs). Scale peers outside Georgia include Renewable Biofuels Port Neches LLC and Solutia 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
- Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC's total reported releases rose from 8.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC's off-site transfers rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC's air releases rose from 6.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 51.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (11.7K lbs to 11.3K lbs).
Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 7.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 12.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 8.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 11.3K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 21.5K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 12.9K lbs | - |
| Epichlorohydrin | 6.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dimethylamine | 6.1K lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 839 lbs | - |
| Acrylamide | 480 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC in Muscogee
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Textron Aviation/mccauley Facility, Panasonic Energy Corp of America Lithium Div, Panasonic Energy Corporation of America Materials Division, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Renewable Biofuels Port Neches LLC, Solutia Inc, Basf North Geismar Site.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC on cumulative reported pounds (51.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Quad/graphics Inc, Exxon Mobil Oil Corp Port Everglades Terminal, Lallemand Bio-Ingredients USA LLC. 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.
- Quad/graphics Inc Saratoga Springs, NY · Printing 51.6K lbs reported
- Exxon Mobil Oil Corp Port Everglades Terminal Fort Lauderdale, FL · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 51.6K lbs reported
- Lallemand Bio-Ingredients USA LLC Hutchinson, MN · Food 51.6K lbs reported
- Renewable Biofuels Port Neches LLC Groves, TX · Chemicals 51.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Ammonia, Formic acid, Epichlorohydrin, Dimethylamine; nearby reporters include Textron Aviation/mccauley Facility. Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 8.9% of Muscogee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Quad/graphics Inc (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 64.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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