EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Okonite Co Inc
Orangeburg, SC
- Total releases
- 238.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Okonite Co Inc: how the 238.2K lbs splits
238.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 237.4K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 620 lbs 0.3%
- Water Discharges 225 lbs 0.1%
Okonite Co Inc's 238.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Okonite Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Orangeburg, SC, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 55.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 238.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,945 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. Okonite Co Inc is pounds #94 and chemical-count #172 at 238.2K 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: Valtir LLC Plt 1478; Gulbrandsen Inc; Zeus Co LLC Osc; Si Group Inc. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside South Carolina: Prysmian Cables & Systems; Enersys Energy Products Inc ( Formerly Hawker Energy); Hubbell Power Systems - Allen Street Complex; Silfex Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Antimony compounds; Copper.
Okonite Co Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 238.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prysmian Cables & Systems and Enersys Energy Products Inc ( Formerly Hawker Energy).
Okonite Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
238K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Okonite Co Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Okonite Co Inc reports the 33rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 62.2% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Prysmian Cables & Systems and Enersys Energy Products Inc ( Formerly Hawker Energy).
Concentrated means ≥60% of Okonite Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 62.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Okonite Co Inc's total reported releases rose from 49.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 55.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Okonite Co Inc's water releases fell from 63 lb in 2022 to 49 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Okonite Co Inc's off-site transfers rose from 49.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 55.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Okonite Co Inc 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 Okonite Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 238.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 103% (27.4K lbs to 55.6K lbs).
Okonite Co Inc: 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 Okonite Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 103% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 55.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 49.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 49.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 55.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 148.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 88.1K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Copper | 830 lbs | - |
Okonite Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Okonite Co Inc
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Valtir LLC Plt 1478, Gulbrandsen Inc, Zeus Co LLC Osc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Prysmian Cables & Systems, Enersys Energy Products Inc ( Formerly Hawker Energy), Hubbell Power Systems - Allen Street Complex.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Okonite Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (238.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Advics Manufacturing Georgia LLC, Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber LLC, C-Koe Metals LP. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Advics Manufacturing Georgia LLC Lagrange, GA · Transportation Equipment 238.0K lbs reported
- Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber LLC Warren, AR · Wood Products 238.6K lbs reported
- C-Koe Metals LP Euless, TX · Primary Metals 237.8K lbs reported
- Oldcastle Infrastructure Inc Kennedale, TX · Transportation Equipment 238.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 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 Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Antimony compounds, Copper; nearby reporters include Valtir LLC Plt 1478. Okonite Co Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Okonite Co Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Okonite Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Orangeburg, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335929 · Electrical Equipment. 1.8% of Orangeburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Advics Manufacturing Georgia LLC (Δ 271 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Okonite Co Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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