EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC
High Point, NC · Parent: Syntha Group Inc
- Total releases
- 32.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC: how the 32.4K lbs splits
32.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 32.2K lbs 99.4%
- Off-site Transfers 200 lbs 0.6%
Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC's 32.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.6%. 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 TRACE-CARC
Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in High Point, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.5K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 32.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,125 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. Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC is pounds #231 and chemical-count #33 at 32.4K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ennis-Flint Inc - High Point Facility; Cascade Die Casting/atlantic; Thomas Built Buses Inc; Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC - High Point. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: Ona Polymers LLC; Ineos Composites US LLC; Tci Coatings LLC; Technical Chemical Co. Other Syntha Group Inc sites in this extract: Custom Synthesis LLC; Ethox Chemicals LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ethylene glycol; Dicyclopentadiene; Phthalic anhydride.
Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.4% air releases) across 12 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 32.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ona Polymers LLC and Ineos Composites US LLC.
Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
32K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC reports the 1,502nd-largest volume (32.4K lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include Ona Polymers LLC and Ineos Composites US LLC.
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
- Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC's total reported releases fell from 8.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC's off-site transfers fell from 200 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC's air releases fell from 8.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC's chemicals reported fell from 10 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 32.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 11% (4.1K lbs to 4.5K lbs).
Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC: 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 Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 7.5K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 7.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 8.8K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 4.5K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 18.5K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 11.7K lbs | - |
| Dicyclopentadiene | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 452 lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 437 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 45 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 29 lbs | - |
| Dimethyl sulfate | 26 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Vinyl acetate | 25 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,3-Phenylenediamine | 24 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 16 lbs | - |
| Diethyl sulfate | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Ennis-Flint Inc - High Point Facility, Cascade Die Casting/atlantic, Thomas Built Buses 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. Ona Polymers LLC, Ineos Composites US LLC, Tci Coatings LLC.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC on cumulative reported pounds (32.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Bear Creek Gas Plant, Electro-Spec Inc, Guardian West. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
- Bear Creek Gas Plant Killdeer, ND · Natural Gas Processing 32.4K lbs reported
- Electro-Spec Inc Lexington, SC · Fabricated Metals 32.4K lbs reported
- Guardian West Urbana, IL · Transportation Equipment 32.3K lbs reported
- US Army National Guard-Camp Beauregard Range(s) Pineville, LA · Other 32.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Syntha Group Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Custom Synthesis LLC, Ethox Chemicals LLC.
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, Ethylene glycol, Dicyclopentadiene, Phthalic anhydride; nearby reporters include Ennis-Flint Inc - High Point Facility. Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for High Point, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325611 · Chemicals. 1.9% of Guilford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bear Creek Gas Plant (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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