EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Inv Camden Plant
Lugoff, SC · Parent: Koch Inc.
- Total releases
- 3.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Inv Camden Plant: how the 3.6M lbs splits
3.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 3.5M lbs 97.2%
- Air Releases 97.8K lbs 2.8%
- Off-site Transfers 415 lbs <0.1%
Inv Camden Plant's 3.6M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 97.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Inv Camden Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lugoff, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 470.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 3.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 556 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. Inv Camden Plant is pounds #12 and chemical-count #73 at 3.6M 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: Denkai America Inc; Concrete Supply Co - Camden; Krm Midlands Llc-Plant 8; Ge Appliances a Haier Co - Camden. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC; Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant; Honeywell International Inc-Baton Rouge Plant; Huntsman Petrochemical LLC Port Neches Facility. 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Sodium nitrite; Ammonia; Biphenyl.
Inv Camden Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (97.2% water discharges) across 8 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC and Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant.
Inv Camden Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.6M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Inv Camden Plant inside Kershaw's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Inv Camden Plant reports the 102nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 82.9% of every pound reported in Kershaw. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 74.8% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC and Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Kershaw's reported pounds (4.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Inv Camden Plant's total reported releases fell from 787.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 470.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Inv Camden Plant's water releases fell from 774.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 457.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Inv Camden Plant's air releases fell from 13.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Inv Camden Plant Form-R facts
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8.2× more than the comparison
60% 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 Inv Camden Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 45% (848.7K lbs to 470.3K lbs).
Inv Camden Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Inv Camden Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 45% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 848.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 673.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 774.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 787.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 470.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.7M lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 787.0K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 83.8K lbs | - |
| Biphenyl | 23.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 46 lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 39 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 12 lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 1 lbs | - |
Inv Camden Plant · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Inv Camden Plant
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Denkai America Inc, Concrete Supply Co - Camden, Krm Midlands Llc-Plant 8, 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. Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC, Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant, Honeywell International Inc-Baton Rouge Plant.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Inv Camden Plant on cumulative reported pounds (3.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Billerud Escanaba LLC, Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC, Independence Steam Electric Station. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Billerud Escanaba LLC Escanaba, MI · Paper 3.6M lbs reported
- Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC Coffeyville, KS · Chemicals 3.6M lbs reported
- Independence Steam Electric Station Newark, AR · Electric Utilities 3.5M lbs reported
- Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 3.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Sodium nitrite, Ammonia, Biphenyl; nearby reporters include Denkai America Inc. Inv Camden Plant stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 Inv Camden Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Inv Camden Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lugoff, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325220 · Chemicals. 82.9% of Kershaw TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Billerud Escanaba LLC (Δ 1.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Inv Camden Plant stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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