EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Akzonobel
Lancaster, SC · Parent: Akzo Nobel Inc
- Total releases
- 54.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Akzonobel: how the 54.2K lbs splits
54.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 54.2K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Akzonobel's 54.2K 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: Dimethyl phthalate.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Akzonobel is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lancaster, SC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 3.4K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 54.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,953 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. Akzonobel is pounds #184 and chemical-count #113 at 54.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cooley Inc; Meyer Utility Structures LLC Plt No 1665; Dyno Nobel Inc.; New-Indy Catawba LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside South Carolina: Parker Hannifin Corp. Inc.; Grt Ripley Operations LLC; Firestone Tube Co; Southern Illinois Storm Shelters. Other Akzo Nobel Inc sites in this extract: International Paint LLC; Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc; Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc; Akzonobel Coatings Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Dimethyl phthalate; Xylene (mixed isomers); Toluene; Naphthalene.
Akzonobel stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 54.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Parker Hannifin Corp. Inc. and Grt Ripley Operations LLC.
Akzonobel vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
54K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Akzonobel in the Plastics and Rubber sector extract
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Akzonobel reports the 457th-largest volume (54.2K lbs). Scale peers outside South Carolina include Parker Hannifin Corp. Inc. and Grt Ripley Operations 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
- Akzonobel's total reported releases fell from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Akzonobel's air releases fell from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Akzonobel's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Akzonobel Form-R facts
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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 Akzonobel releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 54.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 76% (14.0K lbs to 3.4K lbs).
Akzonobel: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Akzonobel year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 76% 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: Dimethyl phthalate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 13.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 18.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 5.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 3.4K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Dimethyl phthalate | 24.9K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 14.7K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 13.1K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 264 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Triethylamine | 18 lbs | - |
Akzonobel · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Akzonobel
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Cooley Inc, Meyer Utility Structures LLC Plt No 1665, Dyno Nobel Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Parker Hannifin Corp. Inc., Grt Ripley Operations LLC, Firestone Tube Co.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Akzonobel on cumulative reported pounds (54.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Parker Hannifin Corp. Inc., Boyd Corp Inc., Ag Processing Inc.-Algona Methyl Ester. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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).
Other Akzo Nobel Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including International Paint LLC, Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc, Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc.
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 Dimethyl phthalate, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Cooley Inc. Akzonobel stamps LIGHT 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 Akzonobel TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Dimethyl phthalate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Akzonobel totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lancaster, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.2% of Lancaster TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Parker Hannifin Corp. Inc. (Δ 40 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Akzonobel stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Dimethyl phthalate. 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