EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Stepan Co
Wilmington, NC · Parent: Stepan Co
- Total releases
- 96.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Stepan Co: how the 96.5K lbs splits
96.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 81.3K lbs 84.2%
- Air Releases 15.2K lbs 15.7%
- Off-site Transfers 100 lbs 0.1%
Stepan Co's 96.5K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 84.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 WATER pathway CARC-LEAN
Stepan Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wilmington, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 15.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 96.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,663 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. Stepan Co is pounds #158 and chemical-count #180 at 96.5K 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: Fortron Industries LLC; Wilbara LLC; American Distillation Inc; Gev Company/geh Nea/gnf-A. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: Coopers Creek Chemical Corp; Lubrizol Corp; Evonik Corp; Poet Biorefining. Other Stepan Co sites in this extract: Stepan Co Millsdale Road; Stepan Co; Stepan Co Maywood; Stepan Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); 1,4-Dioxane; Sodium nitrite; Phthalic anhydride.
Stepan Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant WATER pathway (84.2% water discharges) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 96.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coopers Creek Chemical Corp and Lubrizol Corp.
Stepan Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
97K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Stepan Co: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Stepan Co reports the 927th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 75.7% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Coopers Creek Chemical Corp and Lubrizol Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Stepan Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 75.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Stepan Co's total reported releases fell from 24.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Stepan Co's water releases fell from 20.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Stepan Co's air releases fell from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Stepan Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Stepan Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 96.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 39% (26.1K lbs to 15.8K lbs).
Stepan Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Stepan Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 39% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 14.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 16.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 24.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 15.8K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 73.1K lbs | - |
| 1,4-Dioxane | 11.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 8.1K lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 3.5K lbs | - |
Stepan Co · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Stepan Co
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Fortron Industries LLC, Wilbara LLC, American Distillation 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. Coopers Creek Chemical Corp, Lubrizol Corp, Evonik Corp.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Stepan Co on cumulative reported pounds (96.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Coopers Creek Chemical Corp, Engineered Heat Treat Inc, Blastech Mobile 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.
- Coopers Creek Chemical Corp Conshohocken, PA · Chemicals 96.5K lbs reported
- Engineered Heat Treat Inc Madison Heights, MI · Fabricated Metals 96.6K lbs reported
- Blastech Mobile LLC Axis, AL · Fabricated Metals 96.5K lbs reported
- R J Dougherty LLC DBA Everglades Boats - East Edgewater, FL · Transportation Equipment 96.6K lbs reported
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 Stepan Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Stepan Co Millsdale Road, Stepan Co, Stepan Co Maywood.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), 1,4-Dioxane, Sodium nitrite, Phthalic anhydride; nearby reporters include Fortron Industries LLC. Stepan Co stamps LIGHT volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Stepan Co TRI extract (LIGHT · WATER · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Stepan Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wilmington, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.5% of New Hanover TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Coopers Creek Chemical Corp (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Stepan Co stamps LIGHT volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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