EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Brenntag Mid-South
Durham, NC · Parent: Brenntag N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 676.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 19
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Brenntag Mid-South: how the 676.4K lbs splits
676.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 663.7K lbs 98.1%
- Air Releases 12.7K lbs 1.9%
Brenntag Mid-South's 676.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Brenntag Mid-South is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Durham, NC, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 665.3K lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2023, and 676.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,635 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 #46 and chemical-count #11 at 676.4K 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: Argos Ready Mix Plum St Concrete Plant; Ips Structural Adhesives Inc.; Sunrock Industries LLC - Mdc; Argos Ready Mix Hwy 55 Concrete Plant. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside North Carolina: Emd Millipore Corp; Linde Gas & Equipment; Univar Solutions USA; Delta Deer Park. 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: Toluene; Methanol; n-Hexane; Methyl methacrylate.
Brenntag Mid-South stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.1% off-site transfers) across 19 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 676.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Emd Millipore Corp and Linde Gas & Equipment.
Brenntag Mid-South vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
676K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% 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 inside Durham's TRI pounds
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Brenntag Mid-South reports the 4th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 66.6% of every pound reported in Durham. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 97.4% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Emd Millipore Corp and Linde Gas & Equipment.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Durham's reported pounds (1.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Brenntag Mid-South's total reported releases rose from 3.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 665.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brenntag Mid-South's off-site transfers rose from 366 lb in 2022 to 663.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brenntag Mid-South's air releases fell from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brenntag Mid-South's chemicals reported rose from 11 in 2022 to 13 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Brenntag Mid-South Form-R facts
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11272766.7× more than the comparison
19.0× more 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 Brenntag Mid-South releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 676.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 28649% (2.3K lbs to 665.3K 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
What this shows Brenntag Mid-South year-over-year reported totals (increased by 28649% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.3K lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 2.1K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 3.6K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 3.1K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 665.3K lbs | 13 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 19 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 658.5K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 5.1K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 875 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 200 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 39 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Triethylamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
Brenntag Mid-South · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Brenntag Mid-South
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Argos Ready Mix Plum St Concrete Plant, Ips Structural Adhesives Inc., Sunrock Industries LLC - Mdc, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Emd Millipore Corp, Linde Gas & Equipment, Univar Solutions USA.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Brenntag Mid-South on cumulative reported pounds (676.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (19). Release-pound peers include Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Fairburn Ga, Gfs Chemicals Inc, Targa Mont Belvieu Complex. Chemical-count peers include Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site, Johnson Matthey, Colver Green Energy. 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.
- Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Fairburn Ga Fairburn, GA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 676.5K lbs reported
- Gfs Chemicals Inc Columbus, OH · Chemicals 677.1K lbs reported
- Targa Mont Belvieu Complex Mont Belvieu, TX · Natural Gas Processing 679.1K lbs reported
- Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant Ashland, WI · Electric Utilities 672.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Toluene, Methanol, n-Hexane, Methyl methacrylate; nearby reporters include Argos Ready Mix Plum St Concrete Plant. Brenntag Mid-South stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 · CLEAN · lead Toluene) 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 Durham, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 66.6% of Durham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Fairburn Ga (Δ 142 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Brenntag Mid-South stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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