EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Lima Refining Co
Lima, OH · Parent: Cenovus Energy Inc.
- Total releases
- 825.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 35
- Carcinogens
- 13
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Lima Refining Co: how the 825.7K lbs splits
825.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 747.1K lbs 90.5%
- Off-site Transfers 71.7K lbs 8.7%
- Water Discharges 6.1K lbs 0.7%
- Land Disposal 792 lbs 0.1%
Lima Refining Co's 825.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 90.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 8.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Propylene.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Lima Refining Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lima, OH, in the petroleum sector. It reported 166.2K lbs of releases across 24 chemicals in 2023, and 825.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,460 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Lima Refining Co is pounds #74 and chemical-count #7 at 825.7K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Isp Lima LLC; Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc; Superior Forge & Steel Corp; U S Army Joint Systems Manufacturing Center. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Ohio: Chs Inc. Laurel Refinery; Big West Oil LLC; Chs McPherson Refinery - Sru; Par Hawaii Refining LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Propylene; Ammonia; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Lima Refining Co stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (90.5% air releases) across 35 chemicals · 13 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 825.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chs Inc. Laurel Refinery and Big West Oil LLC.
Lima Refining Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
826K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lima Refining Co in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Lima Refining Co reports the 86th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Ohio include Chs Inc. Laurel Refinery and Big West Oil 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
- Lima Refining Co's total reported releases rose from 160.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 166.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lima Refining Co's water releases rose from 43 lb in 2022 to 352 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lima Refining Co's land releases rose from 127 lb in 2022 to 276 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lima Refining Co's off-site transfers rose from 9.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lima Refining Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lima Refining Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 825.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 13% (190.2K lbs to 166.2K lbs).
Lima Refining Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lima Refining Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Propylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 190.2K lbs | 26 |
| 2020 | 137.6K lbs | 26 |
| 2021 | 171.0K lbs | 26 |
| 2022 | 160.7K lbs | 26 |
| 2023 | 166.2K lbs | 24 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 13 of 35 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Lima Refining Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lima Refining Co
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Isp Lima LLC, Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc, Superior Forge & Steel Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Chs Inc. Laurel Refinery, Big West Oil LLC, Chs McPherson Refinery - Sru.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lima Refining Co on cumulative reported pounds (825.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (35). Release-pound peers include 21ST Century Environmental Management of Nevada LLC, Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc, Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Inc. Greenfield. Chemical-count peers include Catlettsburg Refining LLC, Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery, Marathon Petroleum Co LP Illinois Refining Div. 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.
- 21ST Century Environmental Management of Nevada LLC Fernley, NV · Hazardous Waste 825.6K lbs reported
- Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc Wurtland, KY · Plastics and Rubber 825.2K lbs reported
- Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Inc. Greenfield Greenfield, IN · Primary Metals 826.6K lbs reported
- Arq Solutions (operations) LLC Coushatta, LA · Chemicals 828.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Propylene, Ammonia, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Isp Lima LLC. Lima Refining Co stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Lima Refining Co TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Propylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lima Refining Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lima, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 1.3% of Allen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: 21ST Century Environmental Management of Nevada LLC (Δ 136 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lima Refining Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Propylene. 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