EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Coatex Inc
Chester, SC · Parent: Arkema Delaware Inc
- Total releases
- 6.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Coatex Inc: how the 6.3K lbs splits
6.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 6.3K lbs 100.0%
Coatex Inc's 6.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Acrylic acid.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Coatex Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chester, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 6.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,747 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. Coatex Inc is pounds #315 and chemical-count #157 at 6.3K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Westlake Royal Stone LLC - Chester; Engineered Polymer Solutions; Building Materials Manufacturing LLC; Boise Cascade Wood Products-Chester Plywood. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Syn-Mar Products Inc.; Sunnyside Corp; Spectrum Tracer Services Llc.; Scotts Co. Other Arkema Delaware Inc sites in this extract: Arkema Inc; Arkema Inc; Bostik Inc; Bostik Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acrylic acid; Ethyl acrylate; Diisocyanates; Butyl acrylate.
Coatex Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Syn-Mar Products Inc. and Sunnyside Corp.
Coatex Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.3K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Coatex Inc: Acrylic acid-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Coatex Inc reports the 2,234th-largest volume (6.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acrylic acid alone is 76.5% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Syn-Mar Products Inc. and Sunnyside Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Coatex Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Acrylic acid at 76.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Coatex Inc Form-R facts
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5.2× more than the comparison
25% 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 Coatex Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 2% (1.3K lbs to 1.3K lbs).
Coatex Inc: 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 Coatex Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 2% 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: Acrylic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 1.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acrylic acid | 4.8K lbs | - |
| Ethyl acrylate | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 3 lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 0 lbs | - |
| Styrene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Coatex Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Coatex Inc
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Westlake Royal Stone LLC - Chester, Engineered Polymer Solutions, Building Materials Manufacturing LLC, 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. Syn-Mar Products Inc., Sunnyside Corp, Spectrum Tracer Services Llc..
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Coatex Inc on cumulative reported pounds (6.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Engineered Materials Solutions LLC, Mitsui Kinzoku Catalysts America Inc, Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Engineered Materials Solutions LLC Attleboro, MA · Primary Metals 6.3K lbs reported
- Mitsui Kinzoku Catalysts America Inc Frankfort, KY · Transportation Equipment 6.3K lbs reported
- Prairie Farms Dairy Inc Peoria, IL · Food 6.3K lbs reported
- Syn-Mar Products Inc. Ellington, CT · Chemicals 6.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Arkema Delaware Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Arkema Inc, Arkema Inc, Bostik Inc.
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 Acrylic acid, Ethyl acrylate, Diisocyanates, Butyl acrylate; nearby reporters include Westlake Royal Stone LLC - Chester. Coatex Inc stamps LIGHT 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 Coatex Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Acrylic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Coatex Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chester, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.9% of Chester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Engineered Materials Solutions LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Coatex Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Acrylic acid. 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