EPA TRI Facility · Textiles
Graniteville Specialty Fabrics
Graniteville, SC
- Total releases
- 461.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Graniteville Specialty Fabrics: how the 461.6K lbs splits
461.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 456.1K lbs 98.8%
- Off-site Transfers 5.5K lbs 1.2%
Graniteville Specialty Fabrics's 461.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Graniteville Specialty Fabrics is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Graniteville, SC, in the textiles sector. It reported 67.6K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 461.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,042 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. Graniteville Specialty Fabrics is pounds #61 and chemical-count #87 at 461.6K 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: Allnex USA Inc; Rolls Royce Solutions N.a.; Bridgestone Aiken County Plant; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Aiken County Off. Similar-scale Textiles peers outside South Carolina: Holliston Holdings LLC; Johns Manville; American & Efird LLC Plant 05 & 15; Tex-Tech Coatings LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Antimony compounds.
Graniteville Specialty Fabrics stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.8% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 461.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Holliston Holdings LLC and Johns Manville.
Graniteville Specialty Fabrics vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
462K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Graniteville Specialty Fabrics: Toluene-led volume
Among the 97 Textiles facilities in this database, Graniteville Specialty Fabrics reports the 4th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 62.0% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Holliston Holdings LLC and Johns Manville.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Graniteville Specialty Fabrics's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 62.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Graniteville Specialty Fabrics's total reported releases fell from 88.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 67.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Graniteville Specialty Fabrics's air releases fell from 87.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 66.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Graniteville Specialty Fabrics's off-site transfers fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Graniteville Specialty Fabrics Form-R facts
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36% less 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 Graniteville Specialty Fabrics releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 461.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 34% (101.9K lbs to 67.6K lbs).
Graniteville Specialty Fabrics: 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 Graniteville Specialty Fabrics year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 34% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 101.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 95.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 108.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 88.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 67.6K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 286.1K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 170.0K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 263 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 241 lbs | - |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Graniteville Specialty Fabrics · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Graniteville Specialty Fabrics
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Allnex USA Inc, Rolls Royce Solutions N.a., Bridgestone Aiken County Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Textiles Facilities
Other Textiles facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Holliston Holdings LLC, Johns Manville, American & Efird LLC Plant 05 & 15.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Graniteville Specialty Fabrics on cumulative reported pounds (461.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Firestone Polymers LLC, Ford Louisville Assembly, Mauser - Mason. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Firestone Polymers LLC Sulphur, LA · Chemicals 461.3K lbs reported
- Ford Louisville Assembly Louisville, KY · Transportation Equipment 461.3K lbs reported
- Mauser - Mason Mason, OH · Fabricated Metals 461.2K lbs reported
- Magnetic Inspection Laboratory Inc Elk Grove Village, IL · Fabricated Metals 462.3K 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 Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Antimony compounds; nearby reporters include Allnex USA Inc. Graniteville Specialty Fabrics stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Graniteville Specialty Fabrics TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Graniteville Specialty Fabrics totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Graniteville, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 313320 · Textiles. 11.8% of Aiken TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Firestone Polymers LLC (Δ 246 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Graniteville Specialty Fabrics stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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