EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
The Champion Co
Springfield, OH
- Total releases
- 1.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
The Champion Co: how the 1.2K lbs splits
1.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 652 lbs 55.9%
- Off-site Transfers 514 lbs 44.1%
The Champion Co's 1.2K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 55.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 44.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-MID
The Champion Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Springfield, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 276 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,637 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. The Champion Co is pounds #904 and chemical-count #666 at 1.2K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Rawac Plating Co; Cascade Corp; Armoloy of Ohio Inc.; Os Kelly Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Avient Corp; Cyalume Specialty Products; Sasco Chemical Group Inc; Kemira Water Solutions Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Formaldehyde; Phenol.
The Champion Co is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Springfield, OH: 1.2K lbs across 3 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 55.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Avient Corp and Cyalume Specialty Products.
The Champion Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
The Champion Co in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, The Champion Co reports the 2,794th-largest volume (1.2K lbs). Scale peers outside Ohio include Avient Corp and Cyalume Specialty Products.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
The Champion Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How The Champion Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 77% (156 lbs to 276 lbs).
The Champion Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows The Champion Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 77% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 156 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 165 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 285 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 285 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 276 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 693 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 429 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 43 lbs | - |
The Champion Co in Clark
Nearest TRI Facilities to The Champion Co
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Rawac Plating Co, Cascade Corp, Armoloy of Ohio Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Avient Corp, Cyalume Specialty Products, Sasco Chemical Group Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest The Champion Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Johnson Technology Inc, Avient Corp, Titanium Metals Corp DBA Timet. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
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 Methanol, Formaldehyde, Phenol; nearby reporters include Rawac Plating Co. The Champion Co stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 The Champion Co TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
The Champion Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Springfield, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Clark TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Johnson Technology Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
The Champion Co stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 55.9%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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