EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Guardian Industries LLC
Richburg, SC · Parent: Koch Inc.
- Total releases
- 36.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Guardian Industries LLC: how the 36.7K lbs splits
36.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 36.5K lbs 99.4%
- Off-site Transfers 202 lbs 0.5%
- Water Discharges 3 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Guardian Industries LLC's 36.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Guardian Industries LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Richburg, SC, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 25.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 36.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,854 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. Guardian Industries LLC is pounds #212 and chemical-count #187 at 36.7K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Giti Tire Manufacturing Co (usa) Ltd; Marcegaglia Stainless Richburg LLC; Allvac Richburg Plant; Jones-Hamilton Co.. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside South Carolina: Cemex Southeast Llc-Clinchfield Cement Plant; Lehigh Southwest Cement Co; Radiac Abrasives Inc; Acme Brick Tile & Stone Birmingham Plant. Other Koch Inc. sites in this extract: Alabama River Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC; Foley Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Guardian Industries LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.4% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 36.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cemex Southeast Llc-Clinchfield Cement Plant and Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.
Guardian Industries LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
37K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Guardian Industries LLC: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Guardian Industries LLC reports the 252nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 66.5% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Cemex Southeast Llc-Clinchfield Cement Plant and Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Guardian Industries LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 66.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Guardian Industries LLC's total reported releases rose from 10.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Industries LLC's air releases rose from 10.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Industries LLC's off-site transfers fell from 97 lb in 2022 to 4 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Industries LLC's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Guardian Industries LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Guardian Industries LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 36.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 51017% (51 lbs to 25.9K lbs).
Guardian Industries 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 Guardian Industries LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 51017% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 51 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 50 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 56 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 10.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 25.9K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 24.4K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 12.0K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 169 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 127 lbs | - |
Guardian Industries LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Guardian Industries LLC
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Giti Tire Manufacturing Co (usa) Ltd, Marcegaglia Stainless Richburg LLC, Allvac Richburg Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Cemex Southeast Llc-Clinchfield Cement Plant, Lehigh Southwest Cement Co, Radiac Abrasives Inc.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Guardian Industries LLC on cumulative reported pounds (36.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include V & E Components Inc, Silgan Dispensing Systems Covit America, Pro-Tect Manufacturing Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- V & E Components Inc High Point, NC · Plastics and Rubber 36.7K lbs reported
- Silgan Dispensing Systems Covit America Waterbury, CT · Fabricated Metals 36.7K lbs reported
- Pro-Tect Manufacturing Inc Saint Louis, MO · Plastics and Rubber 36.7K lbs reported
- Republic Steel Wire Processing Solon, OH · Primary Metals 36.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Koch Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Alabama River Cellulose LLC, Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC, Foley Cellulose LLC.
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 Ammonia, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Giti Tire Manufacturing Co (usa) Ltd. Guardian Industries LLC stamps LIGHT 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 Guardian Industries LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Guardian Industries LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Richburg, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327211 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 5.4% of Chester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: V & E Components Inc (Δ 17 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Guardian Industries LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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