EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Continental Refining Co LLC
Somerset, KY
- Total releases
- 1.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Continental Refining Co LLC: how the 1.2K lbs splits
1.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.2K lbs 100.0%
Continental Refining Co LLC's 1.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Continental Refining Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Somerset, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,559 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Continental Refining Co LLC is pounds #307 and chemical-count #307 at 1.2K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ugn Inc.; Ahf Products; Hinkle Contracting Co LLC - Somerset Asphalt & Somerset Ston; John S Cooper Power Station. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Amvac Chemical; Pilot Chemical Co Middletown Ohio Facility; Honeywell International Inc; Ultra Additives LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Naphthalene.
Continental Refining Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Amvac Chemical and Pilot Chemical Co Middletown Ohio Facility.
Continental Refining Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Continental Refining Co LLC: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Continental Refining Co LLC reports the 2,780th-largest volume (1.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Amvac Chemical and Pilot Chemical Co Middletown Ohio Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Continental Refining Co LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Continental Refining Co LLC's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Continental Refining Co LLC's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Continental Refining Co LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Continental Refining Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Continental Refining Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Continental Refining Co LLC year-over-year reported totals. 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Continental Refining Co LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Continental Refining Co LLC
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Ugn Inc., Ahf Products, Hinkle Contracting Co LLC - Somerset Asphalt & Somerset Ston, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Amvac Chemical, Pilot Chemical Co Middletown Ohio Facility, Honeywell International Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Continental Refining Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Virnig Manufacturing Inc., Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp, Anchor Glass Container Corp-Shakopee. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Virnig Manufacturing Inc. Rice, MN · Machinery 1.2K lbs reported
- Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp Gainesville, GA · Machinery 1.2K lbs reported
- Anchor Glass Container Corp-Shakopee Shakopee, MN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.2K lbs reported
- Central Iowa Ready Mix Jefferson Jefferson, IA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.2K 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 Methanol, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Ugn Inc.. Continental Refining Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Continental Refining Co LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Continental Refining Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Somerset, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 1.0% of Pulaski TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Virnig Manufacturing Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Continental Refining Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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