EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Flextronics America LLC
Orangeburg, SC · Parent: Flextronics International USA
- Total releases
- 16.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Flextronics America LLC: how the 16.2K lbs splits
16.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 16.0K lbs 98.4%
- Off-site Transfers 264 lbs 1.6%
Flextronics America LLC's 16.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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
Flextronics America LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Orangeburg, SC, in the machinery sector. It reported 3.2K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 16.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,713 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. Flextronics America LLC is pounds #259 and chemical-count #55 at 16.2K 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: Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Orangeburg; Koyo Bearings Na LLC; Zeus Co LLC Osc; Okonite Co Inc. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside South Carolina: Dril-Quip Inc; Feldmeier Equipment Inc; Corning Inc - Integrated Die Manufacturing; Advanced Containment System Inc.. Other Flextronics International USA sites in this extract: Sheldahl Flexible Technologies Inc; Flextronics America L.L.C.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Methyl tert-butyl ether.
Flextronics America LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.4% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 16.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dril-Quip Inc and Feldmeier Equipment Inc.
Flextronics America LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
16K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Flextronics America LLC in the Machinery sector extract
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Flextronics America LLC reports the 164th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Dril-Quip Inc and Feldmeier Equipment Inc.
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
- Flextronics America LLC's total reported releases fell from 4.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Flextronics America LLC's air releases fell from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Flextronics America LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Flextronics America LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 18% (2.7K lbs to 3.2K lbs).
Flextronics America LLC: 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 Flextronics America LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 18% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.7K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 2.8K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 3.0K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 4.5K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 3.2K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 5.4K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Methyl tert-butyl ether | 1.2K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 737 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 710 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 710 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 635 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 623 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 4 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
Flextronics America LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Flextronics America LLC
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Orangeburg, Koyo Bearings Na LLC, Zeus Co LLC Osc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Dril-Quip Inc, Feldmeier Equipment Inc, Corning Inc - Integrated Die Manufacturing.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Flextronics America LLC on cumulative reported pounds (16.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Rb Manufacturing LLC, Teknor Apex Co, Nahan Printing Inc. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Flextronics International USA Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sheldahl Flexible Technologies Inc, Flextronics America L.L.C..
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 Certain glycol ethers, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl tert-butyl ether; nearby reporters include Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Orangeburg. Flextronics America LLC 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 Flextronics America LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Flextronics America LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Orangeburg, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333112 · Machinery. 0.1% of Orangeburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rb Manufacturing LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Flextronics America LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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