EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Starchem LLC
Wellford, SC · Parent: Star Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 70.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Starchem LLC: how the 70.4K lbs splits
70.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 39.2K lbs 55.7%
- Off-site Transfers 31.2K lbs 44.3%
Starchem LLC's 70.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 55.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 44.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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 TRACE-CARC
Starchem LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wellford, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 17.7K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 70.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,353 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. Starchem LLC is pounds #167 and chemical-count #26 at 70.4K 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: Chevron Phillips Chemical Co Performance Pipe Div; Boiler Tube Co of America Wellford Facility; Toll Solutions LLC; Fort Prince Portable. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Hampford Research Inc; Polyplex USA LLC; Holland Colours Americas Inc; Austin Powder Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Benzyl chloride; Ammonia; Certain glycol ethers.
Starchem LLC is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Wellford, SC: 70.4K lbs across 16 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 55.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hampford Research Inc and Polyplex USA LLC.
Starchem LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
70K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Starchem LLC: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Starchem LLC reports the 1,108th-largest volume (70.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 64.8% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Hampford Research Inc and Polyplex USA LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Starchem LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 64.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Starchem LLC's total reported releases fell from 25.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Starchem LLC's off-site transfers rose from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Starchem LLC's air releases fell from 22.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Starchem LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Starchem LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 70.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 777% (2.0K lbs to 17.7K lbs).
Starchem LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Starchem LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 777% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.0K lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 1.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 24.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 25.1K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 17.7K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 45.7K lbs | - |
| Benzyl chloride | 13.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 9.4K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 770 lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 376 lbs | - |
| Diethyl sulfate | 328 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Triethylamine | 33 lbs | - |
| Dimethyl phthalate | 24 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 16 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol | 12 lbs | - |
| Mixture | 2 lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 0 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether | 0 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
Starchem LLC in Spartanburg
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Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Chevron Phillips Chemical Co Performance Pipe Div, Boiler Tube Co of America Wellford Facility, Toll Solutions LLC, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Starchem LLC on cumulative reported pounds (70.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Globe Engineering Co Inc, New Dairy Kentucky LLC, Hampford Research Inc. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc. 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
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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 Methanol, Benzyl chloride, Ammonia, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Chevron Phillips Chemical Co Performance Pipe Div. Starchem LLC stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Starchem LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Starchem LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wellford, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 1.1% of Spartanburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Globe Engineering Co Inc (Δ 53 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Starchem LLC stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 55.7%). 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