EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Fortron Industries LLC
Wilmington, NC · Parent: Celanese Corp
- Total releases
- 10.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Fortron Industries LLC: how the 10.8M lbs splits
10.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 10.6M lbs 98.4%
- Air Releases 168.0K lbs 1.6%
- Water Discharges 571 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Fortron Industries LLC's 10.8M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Fortron Industries LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wilmington, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.8M lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 10.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 196 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. Fortron Industries LLC is pounds #6 and chemical-count #160 at 10.8M 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: Stepan Co; Wilbara LLC; American Distillation Inc; Gev Company/geh Nea/gnf-A. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations; Roehm America LLC; Simplot Phosphates LLC; Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations. Other Celanese Corp sites in this extract: Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant; Ticona Polymers Inc; Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant; Celanese Ltd Bay City Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Phenol; 1,4-Dichlorobenzene; Hydrogen sulfide.
Fortron Industries LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.4% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations and Roehm America LLC.
Fortron Industries LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11M 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
Fortron Industries LLC inside New Hanover's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Fortron Industries LLC reports the 41st-largest volume, placing it in the top 1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 58.0% of every pound reported in New Hanover. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone alone is 87.9% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations and Roehm America LLC.
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
- Fortron Industries LLC's total reported releases fell from 2.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fortron Industries LLC's off-site transfers fell from 2.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fortron Industries LLC's air releases fell from 35.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Fortron Industries LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Fortron Industries LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 11% (2.0M lbs to 1.8M lbs).
Fortron Industries LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Fortron Industries LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 11% 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: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.0M lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 2.7M lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.0M lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 2.3M lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 1.8M lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 9.5M lbs | - |
| Phenol | 1.2M lbs | - |
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 101.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 80 lbs | - |
Fortron Industries LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Fortron Industries LLC
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Stepan Co, Wilbara LLC, American Distillation Inc, 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. The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations, Roehm America LLC, Simplot Phosphates LLC.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fortron Industries LLC on cumulative reported pounds (10.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Bald Mountain Mine, Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, Cardinal Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Celanese Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant, Ticona Polymers Inc, Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant.
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 N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Phenol, 1,4-Dichlorobenzene, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Stepan Co. Fortron Industries LLC stamps HEAVY 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 Fortron Industries LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fortron Industries LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wilmington, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 58.0% of New Hanover TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bald Mountain Mine (Δ 2.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fortron Industries LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. 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