EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Nippon Carbide Industries
Greenville, SC
- Total releases
- 12.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Nippon Carbide Industries: how the 12.0K lbs splits
12.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 11.9K lbs 99.7%
- Off-site Transfers 30 lbs 0.3%
Nippon Carbide Industries's 12.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Nippon Carbide Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Greenville, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 33 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2022, and 12.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 9,435 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. Nippon Carbide Industries is pounds #282 and chemical-count #319 at 12.0K 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: Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific); 3M Co-Greenville; Vetroresina LLC; Tiarco Chemical. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Allcoat Technology Inc; Rockwater Energy Solutions Inc; Basf Corp; Gcp Applied Technologies Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Butyl acrylate.
Nippon Carbide Industries stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.0K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Allcoat Technology Inc and Rockwater Energy Solutions Inc.
Nippon Carbide Industries vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nippon Carbide Industries: Styrene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Nippon Carbide Industries reports the 1,979th-largest volume (12.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Allcoat Technology Inc and Rockwater Energy Solutions Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nippon Carbide Industries's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Nippon Carbide Industries Form-R facts
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21% more than the comparison
60% less than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nippon Carbide Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 99% (4.6K lbs to 33 lbs).
Nippon Carbide Industries: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Nippon Carbide Industries year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 33 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 12.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Butyl acrylate | 0 lbs | - |
Nippon Carbide Industries · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nippon Carbide Industries
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific), 3M Co-Greenville, Vetroresina LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Allcoat Technology Inc, Rockwater Energy Solutions Inc, Basf Corp.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nippon Carbide Industries on cumulative reported pounds (12.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Allcoat Technology Inc, Championx-Williston, Southern Counties Oil Co. LP D.b.a. Sc Fuels. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Allcoat Technology Inc Wilmington, MA · Chemicals 12.0K lbs reported
- Championx-Williston Williston, ND · Chemical Wholesalers 12.0K lbs reported
- Southern Counties Oil Co. LP D.b.a. Sc Fuels Oxnard, CA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12.0K lbs reported
- Rockwater Energy Solutions Inc Ada, OK · Chemicals 12.0K lbs reported
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 Styrene, Butyl acrylate; nearby reporters include Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific). Nippon Carbide Industries stamps LIGHT 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 Nippon Carbide Industries TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nippon Carbide Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Greenville, SC, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Greenville TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Allcoat Technology Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nippon Carbide Industries stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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