EPA TRI Facility · Printing
Southern Graphic Systems LLC
Florence, KY · Parent: Southern Graphics Inc
- Total releases
- 19.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Southern Graphic Systems LLC: how the 19.4K lbs splits
19.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 17.3K lbs 89.4%
- Air Releases 2.1K lbs 10.6%
Southern Graphic Systems LLC's 19.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Southern Graphic Systems LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Florence, KY, in the printing sector. It reported 2.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 19.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,315 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. Southern Graphic Systems LLC is pounds #196 and chemical-count #279 at 19.4K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Crane Composites Inc.; Aristech Surfaces LLC; Celanese Engineered Materials; M-I LLC Sweco Div. Similar-scale Printing peers outside Kentucky: Lsc Communications / Baraboo; Rohrer Corp; The Imagine Group LLC; Lsc Communications / Owensville. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Southern Graphic Systems LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.4% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 19.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lsc Communications / Baraboo and Rohrer Corp.
Southern Graphic Systems LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southern Graphic Systems LLC: Copper And Copper Compounds-led volume
Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, Southern Graphic Systems LLC reports the 60th-largest volume (19.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper And Copper Compounds alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Lsc Communications / Baraboo and Rohrer Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Southern Graphic Systems LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Copper And Copper Compounds at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southern Graphic Systems LLC's total reported releases fell from 4.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southern Graphic Systems LLC's off-site transfers fell from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southern Graphic Systems LLC's air releases fell from 464 lb in 2022 to 386 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southern Graphic Systems LLC Form-R facts
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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 Southern Graphic Systems LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 51% (4.7K lbs to 2.3K lbs).
Southern Graphic Systems LLC: 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 Southern Graphic Systems LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 51% 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 4.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 19.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 44 lbs | - |
Southern Graphic Systems LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southern Graphic Systems LLC
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Crane Composites Inc., Aristech Surfaces LLC, Celanese Engineered Materials, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Printing Facilities
Other Printing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Lsc Communications / Baraboo, Rohrer Corp, The Imagine Group LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southern Graphic Systems LLC on cumulative reported pounds (19.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Nephi, Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC, American Phoenix Inc. - Topeka Ks. 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.
- Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Nephi Nephi, UT · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 19.4K lbs reported
- Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC Houston, TX · Chemicals 19.4K lbs reported
- American Phoenix Inc. - Topeka Ks Topeka, KS · Chemicals 19.3K lbs reported
- Universal Products Inc. Goddard, KS · Plastics and Rubber 19.4K 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 Copper And Copper Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Crane Composites Inc.. Southern Graphic Systems LLC 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 Southern Graphic Systems LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southern Graphic Systems LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Florence, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 323120 · Printing. 0.4% of Boone TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Nephi (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southern Graphic Systems LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds. 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