EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder
Greensboro, NC · Parent: Ppg Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 29.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder: how the 29.9K lbs splits
29.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 29.2K lbs 97.8%
- Air Releases 660 lbs 2.2%
Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder's 29.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Greensboro, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 12.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 29.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,329 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. Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder is pounds #240 and chemical-count #291 at 29.9K 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: Gilbarco Inc; Sherwin-Williams Co; Associated Asphalt Greensboro LLC; The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: Henkel US Operations Corp; Tremco Cpg Inc Mameco Div; Veranova L.P.; Safe Food Chemical Innovations-Kieler. Other Ppg Industries Inc sites in this extract: Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings; Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex; Ppg Industries Inc Barberton; Ppg Brazil Liquid. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Triglycidyl isocyanurate; Copper compounds.
Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.8% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 29.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Henkel US Operations Corp and Tremco Cpg Inc Mameco Div.
Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
30K 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
Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder reports the 1,551st-largest volume (29.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 80.8% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Henkel US Operations Corp and Tremco Cpg Inc Mameco Div.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 80.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder's total reported releases rose from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder's air releases rose from 101 lb in 2022 to 249 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder's off-site transfers rose from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 29.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 718% (1.5K lbs to 12.6K lbs).
Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder year-over-year reported totals (increased by 718% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 6.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 5.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 12.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 24.2K lbs | - |
| Triglycidyl isocyanurate | 5.7K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder on cumulative reported pounds (29.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Henkel US Operations Corp, Tremco Cpg Inc Mameco Div, Veranova L.P.. 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.
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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).
Other Ppg Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings, Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex, Ppg Industries Inc Barberton.
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 Zinc compounds, Triglycidyl isocyanurate, Copper compounds; nearby reporters include Gilbarco Inc. Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder stamps LIGHT 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 Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Greensboro, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 1.8% of Guilford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Henkel US Operations Corp (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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