EPA TRI Facility · Textiles
Milliken Chemical Allen Plant
Blacksburg, SC · Parent: Milliken & Co
- Total releases
- 2.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Milliken Chemical Allen Plant: how the 2.0M lbs splits
2.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 1.3M lbs 64.4%
- Air Releases 724.6K lbs 35.6%
- Off-site Transfers 1.2K lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Milliken Chemical Allen Plant's 2.0M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 64.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 35.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Milliken Chemical Allen Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Blacksburg, SC, in the textiles sector. It reported 573.6K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 2.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 845 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. Milliken Chemical Allen Plant is pounds #23 and chemical-count #37 at 2.0M 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: Core Molding Technologies; Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc.; Reddy Ice-Gaffney (435); Azz Galvanizing - South Carolina LLC. Similar-scale Textiles peers outside South Carolina: King America Finishing Inc; Holliston Holdings LLC. Other Milliken & Co sites in this extract: King America Finishing Inc; Encapsys LLC; Sivance LLC; Milliken & Co Enterprise Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Cyclohexane; Methanol; Allyl chloride.
Milliken Chemical Allen Plant is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Blacksburg, SC: 2.0M lbs across 13 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 64.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include King America Finishing Inc and Holliston Holdings LLC.
Milliken Chemical Allen Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Milliken Chemical Allen Plant inside Cherokee's TRI pounds
Among the 97 Textiles facilities in this database, Milliken Chemical Allen Plant reports the 2nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 90.7% of every pound reported in Cherokee. Scale peers outside South Carolina include King America Finishing Inc and Holliston Holdings LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cherokee's reported pounds (2.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Milliken Chemical Allen Plant's total reported releases rose from 433.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 573.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Milliken Chemical Allen Plant's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Milliken Chemical Allen Plant's water releases rose from 272.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 414.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Milliken Chemical Allen Plant's air releases fell from 161.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 157.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Milliken Chemical Allen Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Milliken Chemical Allen Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 15% (500.7K lbs to 573.6K lbs).
Milliken Chemical Allen Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows Milliken Chemical Allen Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 15% 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 | 500.7K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 213.3K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 316.0K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 433.9K lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 573.6K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.2M lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 642.7K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 85.4K lbs | - |
| Allyl chloride | 52.3K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 37.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 29.4K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 12.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 11.9K lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.9K lbs | - |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 350 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Triethylamine | 163 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 12 lbs | Carcinogen |
Milliken Chemical Allen Plant in Cherokee
Nearest TRI Facilities to Milliken Chemical Allen Plant
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Core Molding Technologies, Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc., Reddy Ice-Gaffney (435), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Textiles Facilities
Other Textiles facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. King America Finishing Inc, Holliston Holdings LLC.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Milliken Chemical Allen Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Kohler Co, Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp, Lactalis Heritage Dairy Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
Other Milliken & Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including King America Finishing Inc, Encapsys LLC, Sivance 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), Cyclohexane, Methanol, Allyl chloride; nearby reporters include Core Molding Technologies. Milliken Chemical Allen Plant stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Milliken Chemical Allen Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · 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.
Milliken Chemical Allen Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Blacksburg, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 313310 · Textiles. 90.7% of Cherokee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kohler Co (Δ 34 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Milliken Chemical Allen Plant stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 64.4%). 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