EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant
Franklin, LA
- Total releases
- 400.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant: how the 400.0K lbs splits
400.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 399.9K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 99 lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant's 400.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. 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
Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Franklin, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 118.1K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 400.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,214 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. Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant is pounds #98 and chemical-count #97 at 400.0K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cabot Corp Canal Plant; Birla Carbon USA Inc; D & D Welding/fab Inc.; Enterprise Gas Processing LLC - Neptune Gas Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Celanese Ltd Bay City Plant; Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant; Equistar Chemicals LP; Odom Industries Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide; Carbon disulfide; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrogen cyanide.
Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 400.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Celanese Ltd Bay City Plant and Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant.
Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
400K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant reports the 447th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Celanese Ltd Bay City Plant and Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant.
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
- Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant's total reported releases rose from 94.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 118.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant's air releases rose from 94.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 118.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 400.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 48% (79.9K lbs to 118.1K lbs).
Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant: 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 Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 48% 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 | 79.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 59.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 47.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 94.4K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 118.1K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | 205.6K lbs | - |
| Carbon disulfide | 74.3K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 74.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 26.2K lbs | - |
| Carbonyl sulfide | 12.2K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 6.5K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 806 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 98 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 4 lbs | - |
| Lead | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Cabot Corp Canal Plant, Birla Carbon USA Inc, 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. Celanese Ltd Bay City Plant, Braskem America Inc. Oyster Creek Plant, Equistar Chemicals LP.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant on cumulative reported pounds (400.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Central Plains Cement Co - Sugar Creek Plant, Celanese Ltd Bay City Plant, The Hillshire Brands Co. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Central Plains Cement Co - Sugar Creek Plant Sugar Creek, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 399.6K lbs reported
- Celanese Ltd Bay City Plant Bay City, TX · Chemicals 400.6K lbs reported
- The Hillshire Brands Co Zeeland, MI · Food 399.2K lbs reported
- Aerospace Composites Center LLC Hazelwood, MO · Transportation Equipment 400.9K 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, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen cyanide; nearby reporters include Cabot Corp Canal Plant. Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant 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 Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen sulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Franklin, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 8.7% of St. Mary Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Central Plains Cement Co - Sugar Creek Plant (Δ 441 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant 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