EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Nicca USA Inc
Fountain Inn, SC
- Total releases
- 38.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Nicca USA Inc: how the 38.3K lbs splits
38.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 25.7K lbs 67.1%
- Air Releases 12.6K lbs 32.9%
Nicca USA Inc's 38.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 67.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 32.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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
Nicca USA Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fountain Inn, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 6.2K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2022, and 38.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 6,756 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. Nicca USA Inc is pounds #209 and chemical-count #116 at 38.3K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ascent Chemicals; Simonds International LLC; Stueken LLC; Teknor Apex - Carolina Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Huntsman Polyurethanes; Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Behr Process Corp - Garry & Yale; Borchers Americas Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Methanol; Formaldehyde; Zinc compounds.
Nicca USA Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Fountain Inn, SC: 38.3K lbs across 6 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 67.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Huntsman Polyurethanes and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc..
Nicca USA Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
38K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nicca USA Inc: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Nicca USA Inc reports the 1,414th-largest volume (38.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 68.1% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Huntsman Polyurethanes and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nicca USA Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 68.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Nicca USA Inc Form-R facts
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57% less than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nicca USA Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 38.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 61% (15.8K lbs to 6.2K lbs).
Nicca USA Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Nicca USA Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 61% from 2019 to 2022). 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 8.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 7.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 6.2K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 26.1K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 6.5K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 3.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 650 lbs | - |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 19 lbs | - |
Nicca USA Inc in Laurens
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Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Ascent Chemicals, Simonds International LLC, Stueken 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. Huntsman Polyurethanes, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Behr Process Corp - Garry & Yale.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nicca USA Inc on cumulative reported pounds (38.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Huntsman Polyurethanes, Wabtec Components, St. Marys Foundry Ltd.. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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).
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 Ammonia, Methanol, Formaldehyde, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Ascent Chemicals. Nicca USA Inc 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.
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This Nicca USA Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nicca USA Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fountain Inn, SC, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 325613 · Chemicals. 8.1% of Laurens TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Huntsman Polyurethanes (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nicca USA Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 67.1%). 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