EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc.
Greer, SC · Parent: Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc
- Total releases
- 298.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc.: how the 298.5K lbs splits
298.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 270.3K lbs 90.5%
- Off-site Transfers 28.3K lbs 9.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc.'s 298.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 90.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 9.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetaldehyde.
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 AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Greer, SC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 50.4K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 298.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,594 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. Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. is pounds #83 and chemical-count #134 at 298.5K 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: Refresco; Honeywell Aerospace Greer; Greif - Taylors Paperboard Mill; Metal Chem Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside South Carolina: Pml Inc; Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 1245; Molded Fiber Glass Composite Systems Co; Permacast. Other Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc sites in this extract: Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte; Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc; Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites Inc.; Gelest Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Ethylene glycol; 1,4-Dioxane; Antimony And Antimony Compounds.
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (90.5% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 298.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pml Inc and Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 1245.
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
299K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc.: Acetaldehyde-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. reports the 137th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetaldehyde alone is 62.9% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 66.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Pml Inc and Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 1245.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Acetaldehyde at 62.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 72.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 18.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc.'s air releases fell from 54.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 48.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 298.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 23% (65.0K lbs to 50.4K lbs).
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 23% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 65.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 54.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 55.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 72.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 50.4K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 187.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 95.6K lbs | - |
| 1,4-Dioxane | 9.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 4.3K lbs | - |
| Biphenyl | 1.7K lbs | - |
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (298.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Pml Inc, Dcp Goldsmith Plant, Smithfield-Clinton. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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).
Other Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte, Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc, Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites Inc..
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 Acetaldehyde, Ethylene glycol, 1,4-Dioxane, Antimony And Antimony Compounds; nearby reporters include Refresco. Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Greer, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 6.4% of Greenville TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pml Inc (Δ 151 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde. 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