EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Sgl Carbon LLC
Morganton, NC · Parent: Sgl Carbon LLC
- Total releases
- 69.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sgl Carbon LLC: how the 69.4K lbs splits
69.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 55.9K lbs 80.4%
- Air Releases 12.1K lbs 17.5%
- Water Discharges 1.5K lbs 2.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Sgl Carbon LLC's 69.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 80.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 17.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Sgl Carbon LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Morganton, NC, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 16.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 69.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,387 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. Sgl Carbon LLC is pounds #181 and chemical-count #185 at 69.4K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hexion Inc - Morganton Facility; Leviton Manufacturing Co Inc; Southern Concrete Materials-Morganton (kerrs); Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside North Carolina: National Electrical Carbon Products DBA Morgan Adv Materials; McMillan Electric Co; Vertiv Corp; Resonac Graphite America Inc. Other Sgl Carbon LLC sites in this extract: Sgl Technic Inc Polycarbon Di V; Sgl Composites LLC; Sgl Carbon LLC; Sgl Composites Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; Phenanthrene; Lead.
Sgl Carbon LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (80.4% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 69.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include National Electrical Carbon Products DBA Morgan Adv Materials and McMillan Electric Co.
Sgl Carbon LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
69K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sgl Carbon LLC: Polycyclic aromatic compounds-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Sgl Carbon LLC reports the 80th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Polycyclic aromatic compounds alone is 88.4% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 88.5% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside North Carolina include National Electrical Carbon Products DBA Morgan Adv Materials and McMillan Electric Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sgl Carbon LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Polycyclic aromatic compounds at 88.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sgl Carbon LLC's total reported releases rose from 10.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sgl Carbon LLC's off-site transfers rose from 8.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sgl Carbon LLC's air releases rose from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sgl Carbon LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sgl Carbon LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 69.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 31% (24.2K lbs to 16.7K lbs).
Sgl Carbon LLC: 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 Sgl Carbon LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 31% 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: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 10.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 7.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 10.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 16.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 61.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 5.4K lbs | - |
| Phenanthrene | 2.6K lbs | - |
| Lead | 65 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sgl Carbon LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sgl Carbon LLC
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Hexion Inc - Morganton Facility, Leviton Manufacturing Co Inc, Southern Concrete Materials-Morganton (kerrs), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. National Electrical Carbon Products DBA Morgan Adv Materials, McMillan Electric Co, Vertiv Corp.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sgl Carbon LLC on cumulative reported pounds (69.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Kimberly-Clark Pennsylvania L Lc, Dakota Yeast LLC, Redfield Energy LLC. 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 Sgl Carbon LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sgl Technic Inc Polycarbon Di V, Sgl Composites LLC, Sgl Carbon 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 Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Phenanthrene, Lead; nearby reporters include Hexion Inc - Morganton Facility. Sgl Carbon LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Sgl Carbon LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sgl Carbon LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Morganton, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335991 · Electrical Equipment. 23.3% of Burke TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kimberly-Clark Pennsylvania L Lc (Δ 19 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sgl Carbon LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic 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