EPA TRI Facility · Other
Livent USA Corp
Bessemer City, NC · Parent: Livent USA Corp.
- Total releases
- 265.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Livent USA Corp: how the 265.6K lbs splits
265.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 241.8K lbs 91.1%
- Air Releases 23.7K lbs 8.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Livent USA Corp's 265.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 91.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 8.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lithium carbonate.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Livent USA Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bessemer City, NC, in the other sector. It reported 181.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 265.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,773 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. Livent USA Corp is pounds #91 and chemical-count #123 at 265.6K 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: Buckeye Fire Equipment; Cormetech Inc.; Parker Hannifin - Gpd; Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co. Similar-scale Other peers outside North Carolina: US Dod Usaf Tinker Afb; U.S. Doj Fbi Training Academy; US Dod Usaf Edwards Afb Ca; US Army National Guard Fort Chaffee Ranges. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lithium carbonate; Chlorine; n-Hexane; Cyclohexane.
Livent USA Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (91.1% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 265.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Dod Usaf Tinker Afb and U.S. Doj Fbi Training Academy.
Livent USA Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
266K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Livent USA Corp: Lithium carbonate-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Livent USA Corp reports the 78th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lithium carbonate alone is 91.6% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include US Dod Usaf Tinker Afb and U.S. Doj Fbi Training Academy.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Livent USA Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Lithium carbonate at 91.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Livent USA Corp's total reported releases rose from 23.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 181.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Livent USA Corp's off-site transfers rose from 19.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 176.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Livent USA Corp's air releases rose from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Livent USA Corp Form-R facts
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25% 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 Livent USA Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 265.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3937% (4.5K lbs to 181.5K lbs).
Livent USA Corp: 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 Livent USA Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3937% 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: Lithium carbonate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 24.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 31.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 23.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 181.5K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lithium carbonate | 243.4K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 16.1K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 4.3K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 274 lbs | - |
Livent USA Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Livent USA Corp
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Buckeye Fire Equipment, Cormetech Inc., Parker Hannifin - Gpd, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. US Dod Usaf Tinker Afb, U.S. Doj Fbi Training Academy, US Dod Usaf Edwards Afb Ca.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Livent USA Corp on cumulative reported pounds (265.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Hexion Inc. - Hope Plant, National Grid E.f. Barrett Power Station, Texas Instruments Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Hexion Inc. - Hope Plant Hope, AR · Chemicals 265.8K lbs reported
- National Grid E.f. Barrett Power Station Island Park, NY · Electric Utilities 265.9K lbs reported
- Texas Instruments Inc Dallas, TX · Computers and Electronic Products 265.9K lbs reported
- Dsm Nutritional Products LLC Belvidere, NJ · Chemicals 266.0K 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 Lithium carbonate, Chlorine, n-Hexane, Cyclohexane; nearby reporters include Buckeye Fire Equipment. Livent USA Corp 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 Livent USA Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Lithium carbonate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Livent USA Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bessemer City, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212399 · Other. 20.3% of Gaston TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll (Δ 67 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Livent USA Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Lithium carbonate. 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