EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Atotech USA LLC
Rock Hill, SC · Parent: Atotech Manufacturing Inc.
- Total releases
- 221.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Atotech USA LLC: how the 221.3K lbs splits
221.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 219.2K lbs 99.1%
- Water Discharges 1.8K lbs 0.8%
- Air Releases 266 lbs 0.1%
Atotech USA LLC's 221.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel compounds.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Atotech USA LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rock Hill, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 81.5K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 221.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,073 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. Atotech USA LLC is pounds #99 and chemical-count #25 at 221.3K 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: Sem Products Inc; Harrell Industries Inc; Nation Ford Chemical Co; Catoe & Nalley Industrial Solutions Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Ecolab Inc.; Plz Corp.; National Coatings Inc; Plaze Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel compounds; Nitric acid; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Atotech USA LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.1% off-site transfers) across 16 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 221.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ecolab Inc. and Plz Corp..
Atotech USA LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
221K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Atotech USA LLC: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Atotech USA LLC reports the 605th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.4% of its sector. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 59.5% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Ecolab Inc. and Plz Corp..
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (59.5% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Atotech USA LLC's total reported releases rose from 15.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 81.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Atotech USA LLC's off-site transfers rose from 15.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 81.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Atotech USA LLC's water releases fell from 433 lb in 2022 to 238 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Atotech USA LLC's chemicals reported rose from 11 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Atotech USA LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Atotech USA LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 221.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 35% (60.1K lbs to 81.5K lbs).
Atotech USA LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Atotech USA LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 35% 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: Nickel compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 60.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 32.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 31.8K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 15.7K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 81.5K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel compounds | 103.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 31.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 27.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 21.3K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 18.8K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 5.4K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 803 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 33 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 20 lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 15 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 6 lbs | - |
Atotech USA LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Sem Products Inc, Harrell Industries Inc, Nation Ford Chemical Co, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Atotech USA LLC on cumulative reported pounds (221.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Ecolab Inc., Plz Corp., National Coatings Inc. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co 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
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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 Nickel compounds, Nitric acid, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Sem Products Inc. Atotech USA LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Atotech USA LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Atotech USA LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rock Hill, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 1.5% of York TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ecolab Inc. (Δ 44 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Atotech USA LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel compounds. 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