EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC
Greenwood, SC
- Total releases
- 51.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC: how the 51.1K lbs splits
51.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 50.6K lbs 99.1%
- Off-site Transfers 473 lbs 0.9%
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC's 51.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Biphenyl.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Greenwood, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 9.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 51.1K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,086 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. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC is pounds #188 and chemical-count #421 at 51.1K 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: Teijin Carbon America Inc.; Fujifilm Manufacturing USA Inc.; Cooper Power Systems LLC; Measurement Technology Group Inc D/b/a/red Seal Measurement. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Reg Ralston LLC; Nalco Co; Ennis-Flint; Basf North Geismar Site. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Biphenyl.
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.1% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 51.1K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Reg Ralston LLC and Nalco Co.
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
51K 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
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC: Biphenyl-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC reports the 1,279th-largest volume (51.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Biphenyl alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Reg Ralston LLC and Nalco Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Biphenyl at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC's total reported releases fell from 12.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC's air releases fell from 12.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 51.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases decreased by 38% (15.8K lbs to 9.8K lbs).
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 38% from 2020 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: Biphenyl.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 12.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 12.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 9.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Biphenyl | 51.1K lbs | - |
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Teijin Carbon America Inc., Fujifilm Manufacturing USA Inc., Cooper Power Systems LLC, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC on cumulative reported pounds (51.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include U.S. EPA National Vehicle & Fuel Emissions Laboratory, Denso Manufacturing Michigan Inc, Mueller Co-Cleveland. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- U.S. EPA National Vehicle & Fuel Emissions Laboratory Ann Arbor, MI · Other 51.1K lbs reported
- Denso Manufacturing Michigan Inc Battle Creek, MI · Transportation Equipment 51.1K lbs reported
- Mueller Co-Cleveland Cleveland, TN · Fabricated Metals 51.1K lbs reported
- Interfor U.S. Inc. - Dequincy Div Dequincy, LA · Wood Products 51.1K 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 Biphenyl; nearby reporters include Teijin Carbon America Inc.. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Biphenyl) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Greenwood, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 325220 · Chemicals. 1.6% of Greenwood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. EPA National Vehicle & Fuel Emissions Laboratory (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Biphenyl. 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