EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC
Aberdeen, MS
- Total releases
- 36.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC: how the 36.6K lbs splits
36.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 35.5K lbs 97.2%
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs 2.8%
Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC's 36.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acrylic acid.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Aberdeen, MS, in the chemicals sector. It reported 8.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 36.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,861 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Mississippi's 328 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC is pounds #128 and chemical-count #125 at 36.6K lbs. Tronox LLC leads reported pounds (64.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #12). Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (7.4M lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC; Westlake Compounds LLC; Tronox LLC; Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Mississippi: Bakelite Chemicals LLC; H.b. Fuller Co; Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc; Jowat Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acrylic acid; Acrylamide; Acrylonitrile.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.2% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 36.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bakelite Chemicals LLC and H.b. Fuller Co.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
37K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC reports the 1,448th-largest volume (36.6K lbs). Scale peers outside Mississippi include Bakelite Chemicals LLC and H.b. Fuller Co.
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
- Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC's total reported releases rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC's air releases rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC Form-R facts
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See how Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
74% less than the comparison
70% less 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 Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 36.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 21% (10.1K lbs to 8.0K lbs).
Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC 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: Acrylic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 739 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 13.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 4.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 8.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acrylic acid | 19.5K lbs | - |
| Acrylamide | 10.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylonitrile | 6.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC
Closest other reporters in Mississippi - including Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC, Westlake Compounds LLC, Tronox LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 327 other reporting facilities in Mississippi.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Mississippi - e.g. Bakelite Chemicals LLC, H.b. Fuller Co, Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc.
Compare beyond Mississippi
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC on cumulative reported pounds (36.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Bakelite Chemicals LLC, Textile Rubber and Chemical Company (ptg Group), Missouri Walnut LLC. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
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 Acrylic acid, Acrylamide, Acrylonitrile; nearby reporters include Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC. Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Acrylic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Aberdeen, MS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Monroe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bakelite Chemicals LLC (Δ 47 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals US LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Acrylic acid. 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