EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Carolina Solvents Inc
Hickory, NC
- Total releases
- 31.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Carolina Solvents Inc: how the 31.6K lbs splits
31.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 31.5K lbs 99.8%
- Water Discharges 75 lbs 0.2%
Carolina Solvents Inc's 31.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Carolina Solvents Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hickory, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 6.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 31.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,193 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. Carolina Solvents Inc is pounds #233 and chemical-count #285 at 31.6K 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: Southern Concrete Materials-Hickory (kerrs); Hickory White Casegoods Div; Century Furniture Casegoods Plant No 1; Abb Installation Products Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: Primester Gp; Pvs Technologies Inc.; Plating International Inc; Qc Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Carolina Solvents Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.8% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 31.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Primester Gp and Pvs Technologies Inc..
Carolina Solvents Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
32K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Carolina Solvents Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Carolina Solvents Inc reports the 1,517th-largest volume (31.6K lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include Primester Gp and Pvs Technologies Inc..
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
- Carolina Solvents Inc's total reported releases rose from 6.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carolina Solvents Inc's air releases rose from 6.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Carolina Solvents Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Carolina Solvents Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 31.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (6.2K lbs to 6.5K lbs).
Carolina Solvents Inc: 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 Carolina Solvents Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 6.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 6.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 6.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 6.5K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 13.2K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 12.1K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 6.3K lbs | - |
Carolina Solvents Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Carolina Solvents Inc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Southern Concrete Materials-Hickory (kerrs), Hickory White Casegoods Div, Century Furniture Casegoods Plant No 1, 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. Primester Gp, Pvs Technologies Inc., Plating International Inc.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Carolina Solvents Inc on cumulative reported pounds (31.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Motiva Port Everglades South Terminal, Delta Western LLC Juneau Bulk Facility, Duxbury Composite Products DBA Plp Composites. 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.
- Motiva Port Everglades South Terminal Fort Lauderdale, FL · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 31.6K lbs reported
- Delta Western LLC Juneau Bulk Facility Juneau, AK · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 31.6K lbs reported
- Duxbury Composite Products DBA Plp Composites Fitzwilliam, NH · Plastics and Rubber 31.5K lbs reported
- Michigan Metal Coatings Port Huron, MI · Fabricated Metals 31.6K lbs reported
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 Methanol, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Southern Concrete Materials-Hickory (kerrs). Carolina Solvents Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Carolina Solvents Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Carolina Solvents Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hickory, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Catawba TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Motiva Port Everglades South Terminal (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Carolina Solvents Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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