EPA TRI Facility · Textiles
Southern Felt Co Inc.
Bethune, SC · Parent: Lydall Inc
- Total releases
- 19.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Southern Felt Co Inc.: how the 19.6K lbs splits
19.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 19.6K lbs 100.0%
Southern Felt Co Inc.'s 19.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Phenol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Southern Felt Co Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bethune, SC, in the textiles sector. It reported 2.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 19.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,289 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. Southern Felt Co Inc. is pounds #244 and chemical-count #433 at 19.6K 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: A O Smith Water Products Co; Talley Metals Technology; Duke Energy Progress LLC - H B Robinson/darlington; New South Lumber & Wood Preserving Cos Camden Plant. Similar-scale Textiles peers outside South Carolina: Kenyon Industries Inc.; Mf&h Textiles Inc; Seaman Corp - Wooster Plant; Microseal Inc. Other Lydall Inc sites in this extract: Lydall Performance Materials; Lydall Performance Materials. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phenol.
Southern Felt Co Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 19.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kenyon Industries Inc. and Mf&h Textiles Inc.
Southern Felt Co Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southern Felt Co Inc.: Phenol-led volume
Among the 97 Textiles facilities in this database, Southern Felt Co Inc. reports the 42nd-largest volume (19.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Phenol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Kenyon Industries Inc. and Mf&h Textiles Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Southern Felt Co Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Phenol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southern Felt Co Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southern Felt Co Inc.'s air releases fell from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southern Felt 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 Southern Felt Co Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 31% (4.2K lbs to 2.9K lbs).
Southern Felt Co Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Southern Felt Co Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 31% 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: Phenol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.9K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Phenol | 19.6K lbs | - |
Southern Felt Co Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southern Felt Co Inc.
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including A O Smith Water Products Co, Talley Metals Technology, Duke Energy Progress LLC - H B Robinson/darlington, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Textiles Facilities
Other Textiles facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Kenyon Industries Inc., Mf&h Textiles Inc, Seaman Corp - Wooster Plant.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southern Felt Co Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (19.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Phillips 66 Missoula Products Terminal, South Bend Ethanol LLC, Thermo Fisher Scientific. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- Phillips 66 Missoula Products Terminal Missoula, MT · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 19.6K lbs reported
- South Bend Ethanol LLC South Bend, IN · Chemicals 19.6K lbs reported
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Bedford, MA · Chemicals 19.6K lbs reported
- Abb Installation Products Inc. Hackettstown, NJ · Electrical Equipment 19.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lydall Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lydall Performance Materials, Lydall Performance Materials.
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 Phenol; nearby reporters include A O Smith Water Products Co. Southern Felt Co Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Southern Felt Co Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Phenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southern Felt Co Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bethune, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 313230 · Textiles. 0.5% of Kershaw TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Phillips 66 Missoula Products Terminal (Δ 16 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southern Felt Co Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Phenol. 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