EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
American Chrome & Chemicals
Castle Hayne, NC · Parent: Corex
- Total releases
- 7.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
American Chrome & Chemicals: how the 7.0M lbs splits
7.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 6.9M lbs 98.2%
- Off-site Transfers 93.1K lbs 1.3%
- Air Releases 31.7K lbs 0.5%
- Water Discharges 645 lbs <0.1%
American Chrome & Chemicals's 7.0M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 98.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
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.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
American Chrome & Chemicals is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Castle Hayne, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 866.8K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 7.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 299 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. American Chrome & Chemicals is pounds #9 and chemical-count #62 at 7.0M 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: S&w Castle Hayne Plant; Adams an Oldcastle Co - Castle Hayne; Argos Ready Mix Scotts Hill Concrete Plant; Senneca Holdings (hmf Express). Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC - Yazoo City Mississippi Plant; Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant; East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC; Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp. Other Corex sites in this extract: American Chrome & Chemicals Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Vanadium compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
American Chrome & Chemicals stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (98.2% land disposal) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC - Yazoo City Mississippi Plant and Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant.
American Chrome & Chemicals vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.0M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Chrome & Chemicals inside New Hanover's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, American Chrome & Chemicals reports the 56th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 37.5% of every pound reported in New Hanover. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC - Yazoo City Mississippi Plant and Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of New Hanover's reported pounds (18.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- American Chrome & Chemicals's total reported releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 866.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Chrome & Chemicals's off-site transfers rose from 22.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Chrome & Chemicals's land releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 823.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Chrome & Chemicals's air releases fell from 6.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Chrome & Chemicals Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How American Chrome & Chemicals releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 46% (1.6M lbs to 866.8K lbs).
American Chrome & Chemicals: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows American Chrome & Chemicals year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 46% 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: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.6M lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 1.5M lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 1.6M lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 1.5M lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 866.8K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.3M lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 1.9M lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 1.8M lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 677.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 174.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 140.6K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 8.1K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 232 lbs | - |
American Chrome & Chemicals · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Chrome & Chemicals
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including S&w Castle Hayne Plant, Adams an Oldcastle Co - Castle Hayne, Argos Ready Mix Scotts Hill Concrete Plant, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Chrome & Chemicals on cumulative reported pounds (7.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Clifty Creek Station, Koch Foods of Gadsden, Clean Harbors Deer Park LLC. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. 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).
Other Corex Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including American Chrome & Chemicals Inc.
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 Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Vanadium compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include S&w Castle Hayne Plant. American Chrome & Chemicals stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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.
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This American Chrome & Chemicals TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Chrome & Chemicals totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Castle Hayne, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 37.5% of New Hanover TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Clifty Creek Station (Δ 9.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Chrome & Chemicals stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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