EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Koppers Inc. (florence Sc)
Florence, SC · Parent: Koppers Inc
- Total releases
- 16.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Koppers Inc. (florence Sc): how the 16.3K lbs splits
16.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 16.3K lbs 100.0%
Koppers Inc. (florence Sc)'s 16.3K 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: Creosote.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Florence, SC, in the wood products sector. It reported 3.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 16.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,696 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. Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) is pounds #258 and chemical-count #237 at 16.3K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Concrete Supply Co LLC - Envision Temp Plant; Steelfab Inc; Plant 84 - Florence; Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside South Carolina: Koppers Inc (guthrie); Robbins Mfg Co; Koppers Inc (roanoke); Allweather Wood LLC. Other Koppers Inc sites in this extract: Koppers Performance Chemicals; Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant; Koppers Inc; Koppers Inc. (north Little Rock Ar). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Creosote; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene.
Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 16.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Koppers Inc (guthrie) and Robbins Mfg Co.
Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
16K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Koppers Inc. (florence Sc): Creosote-led volume
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) reports the 230th-largest volume (16.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Creosote alone is 99.8% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Koppers Inc (guthrie) and Robbins Mfg Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Koppers Inc. (florence Sc)'s pounds in one chemical - here Creosote at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Koppers Inc. (florence Sc)'s total reported releases rose from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koppers Inc. (florence Sc)'s air releases rose from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) Form-R facts
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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 Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 9% (3.4K lbs to 3.7K lbs).
Koppers Inc. (florence Sc): 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 Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) year-over-year reported totals (increased by 9% 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: Creosote.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 3.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 3.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 2.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 3.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Creosote | 16.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 29 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Koppers Inc. (florence Sc)
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Concrete Supply Co LLC - Envision Temp Plant, Steelfab Inc, Plant 84 - Florence, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Koppers Inc (guthrie), Robbins Mfg Co, Koppers Inc (roanoke).
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) on cumulative reported pounds (16.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Group 14 Technologies Inc, Mid State Plating Co., Global Cos LLC Inwood Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
Other Koppers Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Koppers Performance Chemicals, Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant, Koppers 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 Creosote, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; nearby reporters include Concrete Supply Co LLC - Envision Temp Plant. Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Creosote) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Florence, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321114 · Wood Products. 0.2% of Florence TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Group 14 Technologies Inc (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Koppers Inc. (florence Sc) stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Creosote. 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