EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Carolina Composites
Walterboro, SC
- Total releases
- 334.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Carolina Composites: how the 334.4K lbs splits
334.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 333.6K lbs 99.8%
- Off-site Transfers 750 lbs 0.2%
Carolina Composites's 334.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
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-HEAVY
Carolina Composites is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Walterboro, SC, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 73.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 334.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,435 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. Carolina Composites is pounds #76 and chemical-count #286 at 334.4K 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: Balchem Corp; Resonac Graphite America Inc; Argos Cement Harleyville Plant; Key West Boats Inc. Plant 1 (ridgeville). Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside South Carolina: Chris Craft; Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 1; Truck Accessories Group LLC DBA Tag Midwest; Nexteer Automotive Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Methyl methacrylate.
Compare Carolina Composites with
Nearest reporters in South Carolina
- Balchem Corp Green Pond · 1.4K lbs
- Resonac Graphite America Inc Ridgeville · 68.1K lbs
- Argos Cement Harleyville Plant Harleyville · 63.0K lbs
- Key West Boats Inc. Plant 1 (ridgeville) Ridgeville · 555.8K lbs
Similar-scale Transportation Equipment sites elsewhere: Chris Craft (FL) · Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 1 (WI) · Truck Accessories Group LLC DBA Tag Midwest (IN)
Carolina Composites stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.8% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 334.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chris Craft and Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 1.
Carolina Composites vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
334K 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
Carolina Composites inside Colleton's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Carolina Composites reports the 128th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.6% of every pound reported in Colleton. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 90.0% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 90.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Chris Craft and Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 1.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Colleton's reported pounds (335.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Carolina Composites's total reported releases fell from 77.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 73.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carolina Composites's off-site transfers fell from 750 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carolina Composites's air releases fell from 76.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 73.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Carolina Composites Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Carolina Composites releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 334.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 23% (59.6K lbs to 73.6K lbs).
Carolina Composites: 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 Carolina Composites year-over-year reported totals (increased by 23% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 59.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 55.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 68.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 77.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 73.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 301.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 33.3K lbs | - |
Carolina Composites · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Carolina Composites
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Balchem Corp, Resonac Graphite America Inc, Argos Cement Harleyville Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Chris Craft, Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 1, Truck Accessories Group LLC DBA Tag Midwest.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Carolina Composites on cumulative reported pounds (334.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Hartson-Kennedy Inc, Nucor Steel Nebraska, Eastman Performance Films Llc-Axton Facility. 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.
- Hartson-Kennedy Inc Marion, IN · Furniture 334.0K lbs reported
- Nucor Steel Nebraska Norfolk, NE · Primary Metals 334.8K lbs reported
- Eastman Performance Films Llc-Axton Facility Axton, VA · Plastics and Rubber 333.9K lbs reported
- Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC Logansport, IN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 335.1K 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 Styrene, Methyl methacrylate; nearby reporters include Balchem Corp. Carolina Composites stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Carolina Composites TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Carolina Composites totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Walterboro, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336612 · Transportation Equipment. 99.6% of Colleton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC Prosperity Complex (Δ 228 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Carolina Composites stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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