EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Alpek Polyester USA LLC
Fayetteville, NC · Parent: Alpek Polyester USA LLC
- Total releases
- 347.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Alpek Polyester USA LLC: how the 347.3K lbs splits
347.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 283.6K lbs 81.7%
- Air Releases 63.7K lbs 18.3%
Alpek Polyester USA LLC's 347.3K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 81.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 18.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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 WATER pathway CARC-LEAN
Alpek Polyester USA LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fayetteville, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 49.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 347.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,398 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Alpek Polyester USA LLC is pounds #77 and chemical-count #91 at 347.3K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Oldcastle Precast Inc; Hexion Inc-Fayetteville Facility; Darling Ingredients Inc - Fayetteville Facility; Eaton - Fayetteville. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: Dover Chemical Corp; Polynt Composites USA Inc.; 1500 South Tibbs LLC; Elite Octane LLC. Other Alpek Polyester USA LLC sites in this extract: Alpek Polyester USA Llc-Columbia Site; Alpek Polyester USA LLC Cooper River Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Acetaldehyde; 1,4-Dioxane; Biphenyl.
Alpek Polyester USA LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (81.7% water discharges) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 347.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dover Chemical Corp and Polynt Composites USA Inc..
Alpek Polyester USA LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
347K 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
Alpek Polyester USA LLC: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Alpek Polyester USA LLC reports the 480th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 78.9% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Dover Chemical Corp and Polynt Composites USA Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Alpek Polyester USA LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 78.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Alpek Polyester USA LLC's total reported releases fell from 52.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 49.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alpek Polyester USA LLC's water releases fell from 44.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 40.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alpek Polyester USA LLC's air releases rose from 8.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Alpek Polyester USA LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Alpek Polyester USA LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 347.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 52% (103.2K lbs to 49.0K lbs).
Alpek Polyester USA LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Alpek Polyester USA LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 52% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 103.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 71.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 71.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 52.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 49.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 274.2K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 37.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,4-Dioxane | 24.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Biphenyl | 10.9K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Alpek Polyester USA LLC · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Alpek Polyester USA LLC
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Oldcastle Precast Inc, Hexion Inc-Fayetteville Facility, Darling Ingredients Inc - Fayetteville Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Dover Chemical Corp, Polynt Composites USA Inc., 1500 South Tibbs LLC.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Alpek Polyester USA LLC on cumulative reported pounds (347.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Dover Chemical Corp, Florestone LLC, U.S. Tva Ackerman Combined Cycle Plant. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Dover Chemical Corp Dover, OH · Chemicals 347.5K lbs reported
- Florestone LLC Madera, CA · Plastics and Rubber 347.6K lbs reported
- U.S. Tva Ackerman Combined Cycle Plant Ackerman, MS · Electric Utilities 347.0K lbs reported
- Whirlpool Corp - Tulsa Div Tulsa, OK · Electrical Equipment 346.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Alpek Polyester USA LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Alpek Polyester USA Llc-Columbia Site, Alpek Polyester USA LLC Cooper River Plant.
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 Ethylene glycol, Acetaldehyde, 1,4-Dioxane, Biphenyl; nearby reporters include Oldcastle Precast Inc. Alpek Polyester USA LLC stamps MID volume · WATER 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 Alpek Polyester USA LLC TRI extract (MID · WATER · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Alpek Polyester USA LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fayetteville, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 5.9% of Cumberland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dover Chemical Corp (Δ 163 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Alpek Polyester USA LLC stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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