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.
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..
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
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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
- 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
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See how Lubrizol Advanced Materials stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Lubrizol Advanced Materials releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 81.9K lbs.
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
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
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.
| 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
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lubrizol Advanced Materials
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Lsc Communications / Spartanburg, Auriga Polymers Inc-Spartanburg Facility, Concrete Supply Co LLC - Spartan Ent Temp, 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. Cytec Engineered Materials Inc, Polynt Composites USA Inc., Sofix LLC.
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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Clarion Boards LLC Mdf Plant Shippenville, PA · Wood Products 81.9K lbs reported
- Cytec Engineered Materials Inc Winona, MN · Chemicals 82.0K lbs reported
- Polynt Composites USA Inc. Orlando, FL · Chemicals 81.8K lbs reported
- Green Tokai Co Ltd. Brookville, OH · Transportation Equipment 81.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Berkshire Hathaway Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Johns Manville Plant 7, Johns Manville Plant 01, Johns Manville.
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.
Use and verify this record
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