EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant
Inman, SC · Parent: Milliken & Co
- Total releases
- 43.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 19
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant: how the 43.9K lbs splits
43.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 23.4K lbs 53.4%
- Off-site Transfers 18.5K lbs 42.2%
- Water Discharges 1.9K lbs 4.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant's 43.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 53.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 42.2%. 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.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Inman, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 21.0K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 43.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,420 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 - Dewey Plant is pounds #199 and chemical-count #17 at 43.9K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Associated Asphalt Inman LLC; Mack Molding; High Performance Conductors Llc.; Hubbard-Hall Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant; Mid-Missouri Energy LLC; Summit Sustainable Ingredients LLC DBA Amber Wave; Interplastic Corp. Other Milliken & Co sites in this extract: King America Finishing Inc; Milliken Chemical Allen Plant; Encapsys LLC; Sivance LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ethylene glycol; N,N-Dimethylformamide; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Inman, SC: 43.9K lbs across 19 chemicals (7 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 53.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant and Mid-Missouri Energy LLC.
Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
44K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant reports the 1,353rd-largest volume (43.9K lbs). Scale peers outside South Carolina include Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant and Mid-Missouri Energy LLC.
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
- Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant's total reported releases rose from 5.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant's air releases rose from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant's off-site transfers rose from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant's water releases fell from 786 lb in 2022 to 393 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant 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 Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 43.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 372% (4.4K lbs to 21.0K lbs).
Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 372% 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 | 4.4K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 5.7K lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 7.1K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 5.6K lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 21.0K lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 19 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 17.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 9.6K lbs | - |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 4.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 300 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Triethylamine | 197 lbs | - |
| Propylene oxide | 136 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene oxide | 90 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 23 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
| Aniline | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diethyl sulfate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol | 0 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant in Spartanburg
Nearest TRI Facilities to Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Associated Asphalt Inman LLC, Mack Molding, High Performance Conductors Llc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant, Mid-Missouri Energy LLC, Summit Sustainable Ingredients LLC DBA Amber Wave.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant on cumulative reported pounds (43.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (19). Release-pound peers include Techniplas, Buzzi Unicem Stockertown Plant, Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant. Chemical-count peers include Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site, Johnson Matthey, Colver Green Energy. 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.
- Techniplas Nashotah, WI · Plastics and Rubber 43.9K lbs reported
- Buzzi Unicem Stockertown Plant Stockertown, PA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 43.9K lbs reported
- Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant Cambridge, OH · Chemicals 43.9K lbs reported
- Mid-Missouri Energy LLC Malta Bend, MO · Chemicals 43.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Milliken & Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including King America Finishing Inc, Milliken Chemical Allen Plant, Encapsys 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), Ethylene glycol, N,N-Dimethylformamide, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Associated Asphalt Inman LLC. Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 - Dewey Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · 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 - Dewey Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Inman, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.7% of Spartanburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Techniplas (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 53.4%). 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