EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations
Lexington, SC · Parent: Apex Tool Group LLC
- Total releases
- 6.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations: how the 6.0K lbs splits
6.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 6.0K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 0 lbs <0.1%
Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations's 6.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lexington, SC, in the machinery sector. It reported 1.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 6.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,856 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. Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations is pounds #321 and chemical-count #327 at 6.0K 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: Electro-Spec Inc; Argos Lexington Concrete Plant; Michelin N.a. Inc; Tidewater Boats LLC. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside South Carolina: Gleason Cutting Tools Corp; The Raymond Corp; Ggb LLC; Parker Hannifin. Other Apex Tool Group LLC sites in this extract: Apex Tool Group LLC Sumter Sc Operation; Apex Tool Group LLC; Apex Tool Group Campbell Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Lead.
Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gleason Cutting Tools Corp and The Raymond Corp.
Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.0K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations: Methanol-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations reports the 245th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Gleason Cutting Tools Corp and The Raymond Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations's total reported releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations's air releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 26% (1.5K lbs to 1.1K lbs).
Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations: 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 Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 26% 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 | 1.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Electro-Spec Inc, Argos Lexington Concrete Plant, Michelin N.a. Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Gleason Cutting Tools Corp, The Raymond Corp, Ggb LLC.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations on cumulative reported pounds (6.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Buckeye Fire Equipment, Trinseo LLC, G&g Fiberglass. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Apex Tool Group LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Apex Tool Group LLC Sumter Sc Operation, Apex Tool Group LLC, Apex Tool Group Campbell Operations.
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, Lead; nearby reporters include Electro-Spec Inc. Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lexington, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333991 · Machinery. 0.3% of Lexington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Buckeye Fire Equipment (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol. 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