EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals

Lubrizol Advanced Materials

Spartanburg, SC · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway

Total releases
81.9K lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Lubrizol Advanced Materials: how the 81.9K lbs splits

81.9K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 81.6K lbs 99.6%
  • Off-site Transfers 305 lbs 0.4%

Lubrizol Advanced Materials's 81.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.

LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN

Lubrizol Advanced Materials is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Spartanburg, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 12.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 81.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,004 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. Lubrizol Advanced Materials is pounds #161 and chemical-count #226 at 81.9K 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: Lsc Communications / Spartanburg; Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility; Concrete Supply Co LLC - Spartan Ent Temp; Auria Spartanburg. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Cytec Engineered Materials Inc; Polynt Composites USA Inc.; Sofix LLC; Turf Care Supply Llc.. Other Berkshire Hathaway sites in this extract: Johns Manville Plant 7; Johns Manville Plant 01; Johns Manville; Utlx Manufacturing LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; n-Butyl alcohol; Diethanolamine.

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Lubrizol Advanced Materials stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.6% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 81.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cytec Engineered Materials Inc and Polynt Composites USA Inc..

#5,004 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Lubrizol Advanced Materials vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

82K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Lubrizol Advanced Materials: Methanol-led volume

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lubrizol Advanced Materials reports the 1,012th-largest volume (81.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Cytec Engineered Materials Inc and Polynt Composites USA Inc..

Concentrated means ≥60% of Lubrizol Advanced Materials's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Lubrizol Advanced Materials's total reported releases fell from 15.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Lubrizol Advanced Materials's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Lubrizol Advanced Materials's air releases fell from 14.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Lubrizol Advanced Materials Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
LIGHT volume
81.9K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
3
Lead chemical
Methanol

Compare this facility

See how Lubrizol Advanced Materials stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Lubrizol Advanced Materials
81.9K lbs
Lsc Communications / Spartanburg
899.0K lbs

91% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Lubrizol Advanced Materials
3
Lsc Communications / Spartanburg
4

25% 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 Lubrizol Advanced Materials releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 81.9K lbs.

Air Releases 81.6K lbs (99.6%)
Off-site Transfers 305 lbs (0.4%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 48% (23.6K lbs to 12.3K lbs).

Lubrizol Advanced Materials: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Lubrizol Advanced Materials year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 48% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 23.6K lbs 3
2020 15.6K lbs 3
2021 15.5K lbs 3
2022 15.0K lbs 3
2023 12.3K lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Methanol 81.8K lbs -
n-Butyl alcohol 129 lbs -
Diethanolamine 0 lbs -

Lubrizol Advanced Materials · AIR-pathway site

Spartanburg, SC
35.0101, -81.8781
County TRI context
Spartanburg · 1.2% of county pounds
Parent company
Berkshire Hathaway

Compare beyond South Carolina

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lubrizol Advanced Materials on cumulative reported pounds (81.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Clarion Boards LLC Mdf Plant, Cytec Engineered Materials Inc, Polynt Composites USA Inc.. 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.

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, n-Butyl alcohol, Diethanolamine; nearby reporters include Lsc Communications / Spartanburg. Lubrizol Advanced Materials 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.

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This Lubrizol Advanced Materials TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Lubrizol Advanced Materials totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Spartanburg, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 1.2% of Spartanburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Clarion Boards LLC Mdf Plant (Δ 77 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Lubrizol Advanced Materials stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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