EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre
Belpre, OH · Parent: Orion Engineered Carbons LLC
- Total releases
- 163.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre: how the 163.9K lbs splits
163.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 163.9K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre's 163.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide.
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
Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Belpre, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 32.8K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 163.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,581 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. Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre is pounds #207 and chemical-count #221 at 163.9K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kraton Corp; Skyline Steel Llc-Belpre; Asphalt Materials Inc; Marietta Industrial Enterprise S Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Tx Facility; Imperial Western Products Inc; Eco-Services Operations; Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc Carville Pol. Other Orion Engineered Carbons LLC sites in this extract: Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant; Orion Engineered Carbons Orange Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide; Carbon disulfide; Hydrogen cyanide; Carbonyl sulfide.
Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 163.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Tx Facility and Imperial Western Products Inc.
Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
164K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre reports the 692nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Ohio include Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Tx Facility and Imperial Western Products Inc.
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
- Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre's total reported releases fell from 44.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre's air releases fell from 44.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre Form-R facts
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See how Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 163.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 23% (26.6K lbs to 32.8K lbs).
Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre: 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 Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre year-over-year reported totals (increased by 23% 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: Hydrogen sulfide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 27.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 32.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 44.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 32.8K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | 76.3K lbs | - |
| Carbon disulfide | 36.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 29.5K lbs | - |
| Carbonyl sulfide | 14.9K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 6.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 83 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 1 lbs | - |
Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Kraton Corp, Skyline Steel Llc-Belpre, Asphalt Materials Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Tx Facility, Imperial Western Products Inc, Eco-Services Operations.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre on cumulative reported pounds (163.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station, Riviana Foods. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Storm Lake, IA · Food 163.8K lbs reported
- Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station Prewitt, NM · Electric Utilities 163.8K lbs reported
- Riviana Foods Memphis, TN · Food 164.0K lbs reported
- Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Tx Facility Three Rivers, TX · Chemicals 163.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Orion Engineered Carbons LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant, Orion Engineered Carbons Orange Plant.
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 Hydrogen sulfide, Carbon disulfide, Hydrogen cyanide, Carbonyl sulfide; nearby reporters include Kraton Corp. Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre 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 Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen sulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Belpre, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.9% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc (Δ 29 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen sulfide. 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