EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility
Spartanburg, SC · Parent: Indorama Ventures Holdings LP
- Total releases
- 344.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility: how the 344.0K lbs splits
344.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 299.4K lbs 87.0%
- Off-site Transfers 23.8K lbs 6.9%
- Water Discharges 20.8K lbs 6.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility's 344.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 87.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 6.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Spartanburg, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 53.1K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 344.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,404 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. Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility is pounds #72 and chemical-count #57 at 344.0K 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: Lsc Communications / Spartanburg; Lubrizol Advanced Materials; Concrete Supply Co LLC - Spartan Ent Temp; Auria Spartanburg. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Amvac Chemical Co; Occidental Chemical Corp Sauget Plant; Alpek Polyester USA LLC; Dover Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Biphenyl; Acetaldehyde; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (87.0% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 344.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Amvac Chemical Co and Occidental Chemical Corp Sauget Plant.
Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
344K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility reports the 481st-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Amvac Chemical Co and Occidental Chemical Corp Sauget Plant.
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
- Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility's total reported releases fell from 63.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 53.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility's off-site transfers fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility's air releases fell from 55.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility's water releases fell from 4.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility Form-R facts
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See how Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
62% less than the comparison
2.5× more than the comparison
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 Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 344.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 46% (98.9K lbs to 53.1K lbs).
Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility: 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 Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 46% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 98.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 54.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 74.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 63.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 53.1K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 134.7K lbs | - |
| Biphenyl | 91.1K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 72.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 18.5K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 14.9K lbs | - |
| 1,4-Dioxane | 6.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 396 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 16 lbs | - |
Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Lsc Communications / Spartanburg, Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Concrete Supply Co LLC - Spartan Ent Temp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Amvac Chemical Co, Occidental Chemical Corp Sauget Plant, Alpek Polyester USA LLC.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility on cumulative reported pounds (344.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Trinity Tank Car Inc. Plt 200, Cheswick Plant Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC, Maax Spas Industries Corp. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Trinity Tank Car Inc. Plt 200 Longview, TX · Transportation Equipment 344.0K lbs reported
- Cheswick Plant Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC Springdale, PA · Electric Utilities 344.1K lbs reported
- Maax Spas Industries Corp Chandler, AZ · Plastics and Rubber 343.4K lbs reported
- Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd. Manati, PR · Primary Metals 343.3K 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 Ethylene glycol, Biphenyl, Acetaldehyde, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Lsc Communications / Spartanburg. Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility stamps MID 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 Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Spartanburg, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 5.2% of Spartanburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trinity Tank Car Inc. Plt 200 (Δ 29 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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