EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lanxess Corp
Charleston, SC
- Total releases
- 333.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Lanxess Corp: how the 333.1K lbs splits
333.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 168.5K lbs 50.6%
- Off-site Transfers 164.6K lbs 49.4%
Lanxess Corp's 333.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 50.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 49.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Lanxess Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Charleston, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 42.5K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 333.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,440 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. Lanxess Corp is pounds #77 and chemical-count #34 at 333.1K 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 Pipe & Precast Llc-Charleston Plant; Knight Redi-Mix Inc. - Plant 5; Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Charleston; Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: The Chemours Co; Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C.; Abbvie-North Chicago Facility; Basf Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; 1,2-Dichloroethane; n-Butyl alcohol; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Lanxess Corp is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Charleston, SC: 333.1K lbs across 14 chemicals (4 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 50.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include The Chemours Co and Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C..
Lanxess Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
333K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lanxess Corp in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lanxess Corp reports the 486th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside South Carolina include The Chemours Co and Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C..
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
- Lanxess Corp's total reported releases fell from 51.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lanxess Corp's off-site transfers fell from 34.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lanxess Corp's chemicals reported fell from 13 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lanxess Corp's air releases fell from 17.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lanxess Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lanxess Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 333.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 34% (64.6K lbs to 42.5K lbs).
Lanxess Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lanxess Corp 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 64.6K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 93.2K lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 81.1K lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 51.6K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 42.5K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 171.4K lbs | - |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 83.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 42.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 14.7K lbs | - |
| Propylene oxide | 7.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 5.6K lbs | - |
| Ethylene oxide | 4.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 1.1K lbs | - |
| m-Cresol | 702 lbs | - |
| p-Cresol | 424 lbs | - |
| Phenol | 256 lbs | - |
| Phosphorus (yellow or white) | 239 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Lanxess Corp in Charleston
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lanxess Corp
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc-Charleston Plant, Knight Redi-Mix Inc. - Plant 5, Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Charleston, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. The Chemours Co, Solvay Specialty Polymers USA L.L.C., Abbvie-North Chicago Facility.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lanxess Corp on cumulative reported pounds (333.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Ahlstrom Rhinelander LLC, Ardagh Glass Inc, Cargill Meat Solutions Inc. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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).
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 Methanol, 1,2-Dichloroethane, n-Butyl alcohol, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc-Charleston Plant. Lanxess Corp stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 Lanxess Corp TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lanxess Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Charleston, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 4.6% of Charleston TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ahlstrom Rhinelander LLC (Δ 91 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lanxess Corp stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 50.6%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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