EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Shakespeare Co LLC
Enka, NC · Parent: Jadex Inc
- Total releases
- 29.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Shakespeare Co LLC: how the 29.0K lbs splits
29.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 29.0K lbs 100.0%
Shakespeare Co LLC's 29.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Formic acid.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Shakespeare Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Enka, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 29.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,396 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. Shakespeare Co LLC is pounds #245 and chemical-count #547 at 29.0K 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: Wicked Weed Brewing; Southern Concrete Materials-Pond Road Plant; Adams an Oldcastle Co-Asheville; Borgwarner Turbo Systems. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: Benvic Trinity LLC; Avient Colorants USA LLC - Albion Facility; Ortec Inc; Diamond Vogel Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formic acid.
Shakespeare Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 29.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Benvic Trinity LLC and Avient Colorants USA LLC - Albion Facility.
Shakespeare Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
29K 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
Shakespeare Co LLC: Formic acid-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Shakespeare Co LLC reports the 1,568th-largest volume (29.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Formic acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Benvic Trinity LLC and Avient Colorants USA LLC - Albion Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Shakespeare Co LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Formic acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Shakespeare Co LLC's total reported releases fell from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shakespeare Co LLC's air releases fell from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Shakespeare Co LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Shakespeare Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 29.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 51% (6.6K lbs to 3.3K lbs).
Shakespeare Co 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 Shakespeare Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 51% 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: Formic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 7.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formic acid | 29.0K lbs | - |
Shakespeare Co LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Shakespeare Co LLC
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Wicked Weed Brewing, Southern Concrete Materials-Pond Road Plant, Adams an Oldcastle Co-Asheville, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Benvic Trinity LLC, Avient Colorants USA LLC - Albion Facility, Ortec Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Shakespeare Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (29.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Quantumclean, Ozarks Marble, Latrobe Specialty Metals. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
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Similar chemical count
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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 Formic acid; nearby reporters include Wicked Weed Brewing. Shakespeare Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
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This Shakespeare Co LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Formic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Shakespeare Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Enka, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325220 · Chemicals. 0.8% of Buncombe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Quantumclean (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Shakespeare Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Formic acid. 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