EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Agy Aiken LLC
Aiken, SC · Parent: Agy Holding Co
- Total releases
- 430.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Agy Aiken LLC: how the 430.8K lbs splits
430.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 411.3K lbs 95.5%
- Off-site Transfers 19.6K lbs 4.5%
Agy Aiken LLC's 430.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Agy Aiken LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Aiken, SC, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 29.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 430.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,134 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Agy Aiken LLC is pounds #65 and chemical-count #214 at 430.8K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Zeus Co LLC Asc; Owens Corning; Hubbell Power Systems Inc; U.S. Doe Savannah River Ops. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside South Carolina: Continental Cement Co LLC; Pine Hall Brick Co Inc; Magnesita Refractories Co; Carmeuse Lime Inc Maple Grove Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Certain glycol ethers; Methanol.
Agy Aiken LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.5% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 430.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Continental Cement Co LLC and Pine Hall Brick Co Inc.
Agy Aiken LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
431K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Agy Aiken LLC: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Agy Aiken LLC reports the 70th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is 74.0% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Continental Cement Co LLC and Pine Hall Brick Co Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Agy Aiken LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at 74.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Agy Aiken LLC's total reported releases rose from 6.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Agy Aiken LLC's air releases rose from 4.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Agy Aiken LLC's off-site transfers rose from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Agy Aiken LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Agy Aiken LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 430.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 82% (160.2K lbs to 29.4K lbs).
Agy Aiken LLC: 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 Agy Aiken LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 82% 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 fluoride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 160.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 142.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 91.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 6.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 29.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 318.9K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 91.2K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 20.8K lbs | - |
Agy Aiken LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Agy Aiken LLC
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Zeus Co LLC Asc, Owens Corning, Hubbell Power Systems Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Continental Cement Co LLC, Pine Hall Brick Co Inc, Magnesita Refractories Co.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Agy Aiken LLC on cumulative reported pounds (430.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Crystal Finishing Systems Inc - Mosinee, Rmi Titanium Co LLC, U.S. Tva Magnolia Combined Cycle Plant. 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.
- Crystal Finishing Systems Inc - Mosinee Mosinee, WI · Fabricated Metals 430.8K lbs reported
- Rmi Titanium Co LLC Canton, OH · Primary Metals 430.9K lbs reported
- U.S. Tva Magnolia Combined Cycle Plant Ashland, MS · Electric Utilities 431.0K lbs reported
- Heritage Thermal Services East Liverpool, OH · Hazardous Waste 431.4K 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 Hydrogen fluoride, Certain glycol ethers, Methanol; nearby reporters include Zeus Co LLC Asc. Agy Aiken LLC stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Agy Aiken LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Agy Aiken LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Aiken, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327212 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 11.0% of Aiken TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Crystal Finishing Systems Inc - Mosinee (Δ 31 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Agy Aiken LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride. 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