EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Birla Carbon USA Inc.
Ulysses, KS
- Total releases
- 182.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Birla Carbon USA Inc.: how the 182.3K lbs splits
182.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 181.1K lbs 99.3%
- Land Disposal 1.2K lbs 0.7%
Birla Carbon USA Inc.'s 182.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Birla Carbon USA Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ulysses, KS, in the chemicals sector. It reported 36.4K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 182.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,408 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Birla Carbon USA Inc. is pounds #50 and chemical-count #23 at 182.3K lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kugler Oil Co - Udf; Apc Sublette; Kansas Dairy Ingredients Phase 2; Reeve Agri Energy. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kansas: Blue Grass Chemical Specialtie S L.L.C.; Lord Corp; Vibrantz Corp; Albemarle Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide; Carbon disulfide; Carbonyl sulfide; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Birla Carbon USA Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.3% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 182.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Blue Grass Chemical Specialtie S L.L.C. and Lord Corp.
Birla Carbon USA Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
182K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Birla Carbon USA Inc. inside Grant's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Birla Carbon USA Inc. reports the 660th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.5% of every pound reported in Grant. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen sulfide alone is 87.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Kansas include Blue Grass Chemical Specialtie S L.L.C. and Lord Corp.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Grant's reported pounds (183.3K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Birla Carbon USA Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 40.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Birla Carbon USA Inc.'s land releases rose from 26 lb in 2022 to 935 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Birla Carbon USA Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 10 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Birla Carbon USA Inc.'s air releases fell from 40.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Birla Carbon USA Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Birla Carbon USA Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
181.4× more than the comparison
11.0× 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 Birla Carbon USA Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 182.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (39.6K lbs to 36.4K lbs).
Birla Carbon USA Inc.: 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 Birla Carbon USA Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased 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: Hydrogen sulfide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 39.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 27.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 38.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 40.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 36.4K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | 159.0K lbs | - |
| Carbon disulfide | 15.1K lbs | - |
| Carbonyl sulfide | 6.8K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 615 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenanthrene | 255 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 161 lbs | - |
| Anthracene | 147 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 129 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 59 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 28 lbs | - |
| Biphenyl | 23 lbs | - |
Birla Carbon USA Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Birla Carbon USA Inc.
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Kugler Oil Co - Udf, Apc Sublette, Kansas Dairy Ingredients Phase 2, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Blue Grass Chemical Specialtie S L.L.C., Lord Corp, Vibrantz Corp.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Birla Carbon USA Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (182.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC, 3M Co - Wausau - Greystone, Nxp USA Inc. - Ed Bluestein Facility. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC Claremont, NC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 182.3K lbs reported
- 3M Co - Wausau - Greystone Wausau, WI · Other 182.3K lbs reported
- Nxp USA Inc. - Ed Bluestein Facility Austin, TX · Computers and Electronic Products 182.2K lbs reported
- New Dairy/select Milk a Borden Joint Venture Harvard, IL · Food 182.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
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 Hydrogen sulfide, Carbon disulfide, Carbonyl sulfide, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Kugler Oil Co - Udf. Birla Carbon USA Inc. 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 Birla Carbon USA Inc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen sulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Birla Carbon USA Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ulysses, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 99.5% of Grant TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Birla Carbon USA Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen sulfide. 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