EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Nation Ford Chemical Co
Fort Mill, SC
- Total releases
- 490.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nation Ford Chemical Co: how the 490.5K lbs splits
490.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 441.0K lbs 89.9%
- Air Releases 49.5K lbs 10.1%
Nation Ford Chemical Co's 490.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Nation Ford Chemical Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Mill, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 150.2K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 490.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,980 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. Nation Ford Chemical Co is pounds #57 and chemical-count #42 at 490.5K 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: Harrell Industries Inc; Atotech USA LLC; Cytec Engineered Materials Inc.; Inchem Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Avantor Performance Materials; Pinnacle Polymers; Zep Commercial; Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Aniline; Sodium nitrite; 1,2-Dichlorobenzene.
Nation Ford Chemical Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.9% off-site transfers) across 12 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 490.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Avantor Performance Materials and Pinnacle Polymers.
Nation Ford Chemical Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
490K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nation Ford Chemical Co: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Nation Ford Chemical Co reports the 399th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 88.5% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Avantor Performance Materials and Pinnacle Polymers.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nation Ford Chemical Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 88.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nation Ford Chemical Co's total reported releases fell from 170.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 150.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nation Ford Chemical Co's air releases fell from 12.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nation Ford Chemical Co's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nation Ford Chemical Co's off-site transfers fell from 158.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 142.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nation Ford Chemical Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nation Ford Chemical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 490.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 625% (20.7K lbs to 150.2K lbs).
Nation Ford Chemical Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Nation Ford Chemical Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 625% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 51.0K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 97.6K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 170.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 150.2K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 433.9K lbs | - |
| Aniline | 46.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 5.6K lbs | - |
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 1.1K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 437 lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 325 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 191 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 105 lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 8 lbs | - |
| 1,2-Phenylenediamine | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diethyl sulfate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nation Ford Chemical Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nation Ford Chemical Co on cumulative reported pounds (490.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Avantor Performance Materials, Arconic US LLC, State Industries Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
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 Nitric acid, Aniline, Sodium nitrite, 1,2-Dichlorobenzene; nearby reporters include Harrell Industries Inc. Nation Ford Chemical Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Nation Ford Chemical Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nation Ford Chemical Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Mill, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325130 · Chemicals. 3.3% of York TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Avantor Performance Materials (Δ 155 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nation Ford Chemical Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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