EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Brenntag Mid-South
Charlotte, NC · Parent: Brenntag N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 222.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Brenntag Mid-South: how the 222.1K lbs splits
222.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 195.9K lbs 88.2%
- Air Releases 26.2K lbs 11.8%
Brenntag Mid-South's 222.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 88.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Brenntag Mid-South is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Charlotte, NC, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 113.8K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 222.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,065 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. Brenntag Mid-South is pounds #101 and chemical-count #28 at 222.1K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Americh Corp; Safety-Kleen Systems Inc; Igm Resins USA Inc; Harper/love Adhesives Corp. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside North Carolina: Univar Solutions USA; National Refrigerants Inc.; Haviland Enterprises Inc; Superior Industrial Solutions Inc.. Other Brenntag N.a. Inc sites in this extract: Brenntag Mid-South; Brenntag Mid-South Inc; Brenntag Mid-South Inc; Coastal Chemical Co. LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Toluene; Cyclohexane; Ethylbenzene.
Brenntag Mid-South stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (88.2% off-site transfers) across 13 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 222.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Univar Solutions USA and National Refrigerants Inc..
Brenntag Mid-South vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
222K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Brenntag Mid-South: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Brenntag Mid-South reports the 11th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 90.3% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Univar Solutions USA and National Refrigerants Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Brenntag Mid-South's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 90.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Brenntag Mid-South's total reported releases rose from 92.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 113.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brenntag Mid-South's air releases fell from 6.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brenntag Mid-South's off-site transfers rose from 85.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 110.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brenntag Mid-South's chemicals reported rose from 10 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Brenntag Mid-South Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Brenntag Mid-South releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 222.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3386% (3.3K lbs to 113.8K lbs).
Brenntag Mid-South: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Brenntag Mid-South year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3386% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.3K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 6.1K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 6.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 92.1K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 113.8K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 200.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 18.5K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 581 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 571 lbs | - |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Brenntag Mid-South · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Brenntag Mid-South on cumulative reported pounds (222.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Tn Mountain City LLC, Lyons East. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
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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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Cyclohexane, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Americh Corp. Brenntag Mid-South stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Brenntag Mid-South TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Brenntag Mid-South totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Charlotte, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 2.5% of Mecklenburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp (Δ 79 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Brenntag Mid-South stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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