EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Birla Carbon USA Inc
Centerville, LA · Parent: Aditya Birla Group
- Total releases
- 179.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Birla Carbon USA Inc: how the 179.3K lbs splits
179.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 172.9K lbs 96.4%
- Off-site Transfers 3.3K lbs 1.8%
- Land Disposal 3.1K lbs 1.7%
- Water Discharges 19 lbs <0.1%
Birla Carbon USA Inc's 179.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.8%. 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 CARC-LEAN
Birla Carbon USA Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Centerville, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 33.3K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 179.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,442 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Louisiana's 417 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Birla Carbon USA Inc is pounds #129 and chemical-count #140 at 179.3K lbs. Bayer Cropscience LP leads reported pounds (81.9M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #52). Eco-Services Operations leads chemical count at 68 chemicals (163.5K lbs, pounds #136). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cabot Corp Canal Plant; Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant; D & D Welding/fab Inc.; Enterprise Gas Processing LLC - Neptune Gas Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Hydrite Chemical Co.; Altuglas LLC; Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center; Lord 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 (96.4% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 179.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hydrite Chemical Co. and Altuglas LLC.
Birla Carbon USA Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
179K 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: Hydrogen sulfide-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Birla Carbon USA Inc reports the 665th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen sulfide alone is 61.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Hydrite Chemical Co. and Altuglas LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Birla Carbon USA Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen sulfide at 61.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Birla Carbon USA Inc's total reported releases fell from 37.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Birla Carbon USA Inc's off-site transfers fell from 971 lb in 2022 to 412 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Birla Carbon USA Inc's land releases fell from 817 lb in 2022 to 472 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Birla Carbon USA Inc's air releases fell from 35.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Birla Carbon USA Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Birla Carbon USA Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 179.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 21% (42.4K lbs to 33.3K 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 21% 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 | 42.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 36.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 30.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 37.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 33.3K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | 110.8K lbs | - |
| Carbon disulfide | 53.6K lbs | - |
| Carbonyl sulfide | 8.2K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 3.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 2.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Ozone | 0 lbs | - |
Birla Carbon USA Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Birla Carbon USA Inc
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Cabot Corp Canal Plant, Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant, D & D Welding/fab Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Hydrite Chemical Co., Altuglas LLC, Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Birla Carbon USA Inc on cumulative reported pounds (179.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Dairyland Power Cooperative - Genoa Site, Sundance Boats, Contitech 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.
- Dairyland Power Cooperative - Genoa Site Genoa, WI · Electric Utilities 179.3K lbs reported
- Sundance Boats Blackshear, GA · Plastics and Rubber 179.4K lbs reported
- Contitech USA LLC Norfolk, NE · Plastics and Rubber 179.4K lbs reported
- S + S Industries Houston, TX · Fabricated Metals 179.2K 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 Hydrogen sulfide, Carbon disulfide, Carbonyl sulfide, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Cabot Corp Canal Plant. Birla Carbon USA Inc stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Birla Carbon USA Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · 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 Centerville, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 3.9% of St. Mary Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dairyland Power Cooperative - Genoa Site (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Birla Carbon USA Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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