EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp
Charlotte, NC · Parent: Dystar LP
- Total releases
- 1.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp: how the 1.4K lbs splits
1.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.2K lbs 85.1%
- Off-site Transfers 203 lbs 14.9%
Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp's 1.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 85.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 14.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Charlotte, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 15 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,391 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. Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp is pounds #429 and chemical-count #315 at 1.4K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Braddock Metallurgical - Charlotte Inc.; Reagents Holdings LLC; Steelfab Inc; Dawkins On-Site LLC - Amazon. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: McAdoo & Allen Div Quaker Color Div McAdoo & Allen Div; Henkel US Operations Corp; Sdc Technologies Inc; Kingsford Manufacturing Co. Other Dystar LP sites in this extract: Dystar Hilton Davis Corp; Dystar LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Formaldehyde; Ethylene glycol.
Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (85.1% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include McAdoo & Allen Div Quaker Color Div McAdoo & Allen Div and Henkel US Operations Corp.
Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.4K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp reports the 2,742nd-largest volume (1.4K lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include McAdoo & Allen Div Quaker Color Div McAdoo & Allen Div and Henkel US Operations Corp.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 97% (532 lbs to 15 lbs).
Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp: 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 Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 97% 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 | 532 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 499 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 289 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 24 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 15 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 750 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 513 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 96 lbs | - |
Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Braddock Metallurgical - Charlotte Inc., Reagents Holdings LLC, Steelfab Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. McAdoo & Allen Div Quaker Color Div McAdoo & Allen Div, Henkel US Operations Corp, Sdc Technologies Inc.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp on cumulative reported pounds (1.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Pennzoil-Quaker State Co (dba Sopus Products Lalp), McAdoo & Allen Div Quaker Color Div McAdoo & Allen Div, Team Wendy LLC. 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.
- Pennzoil-Quaker State Co (dba Sopus Products Lalp) Wilmington, CA · Petroleum 1.4K lbs reported
- McAdoo & Allen Div Quaker Color Div McAdoo & Allen Div Quakertown, PA · Chemicals 1.4K lbs reported
- Team Wendy LLC Cleveland, OH · Plastics and Rubber 1.4K lbs reported
- Hydrofera LLC Manchester, CT · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Dystar LP Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Dystar Hilton Davis Corp, Dystar LP.
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, Formaldehyde, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Braddock Metallurgical - Charlotte Inc.. Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Charlotte, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325991 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Mecklenburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pennzoil-Quaker State Co (dba Sopus Products Lalp) (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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