EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sumter Coatings Inc
Sumter, SC
- Total releases
- 41.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sumter Coatings Inc: how the 41.7K lbs splits
41.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 29.3K lbs 70.3%
- Off-site Transfers 12.4K lbs 29.7%
Sumter Coatings Inc's 41.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 70.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 29.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Sumter Coatings Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sumter, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 8.2K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 41.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,552 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. Sumter Coatings Inc is pounds #202 and chemical-count #80 at 41.7K 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: Pilgrim's Pride Sumter Processing Plant; Apex Tool Group LLC Sumter Sc Operation; Eaton Corp; Kaydon Corp Plant 12. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Continental Carbon Co Sunray; Lsb Chemical L.L.C.; Western Plains Energy LLC; Arkema Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene; Toluene; Zinc compounds.
Sumter Coatings Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (70.3% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 41.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Continental Carbon Co Sunray and Lsb Chemical L.L.C..
Sumter Coatings Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
42K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sumter Coatings Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sumter Coatings Inc reports the 1,372nd-largest volume (41.7K lbs). Scale peers outside South Carolina include Continental Carbon Co Sunray and Lsb Chemical L.L.C..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sumter Coatings Inc's total reported releases fell from 8.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sumter Coatings Inc's off-site transfers fell from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sumter Coatings Inc's air releases rose from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sumter Coatings Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sumter Coatings Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 41.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 33% (12.3K lbs to 8.2K lbs).
Sumter Coatings Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sumter Coatings Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 33% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 12.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 8.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 8.2K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 16.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 4.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 4.8K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 3.9K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 3.7K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 1.0K lbs | - |
Sumter Coatings Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sumter Coatings Inc
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Pilgrim's Pride Sumter Processing Plant, Apex Tool Group LLC Sumter Sc Operation, Eaton Corp, 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. Continental Carbon Co Sunray, Lsb Chemical L.L.C., Western Plains Energy LLC.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sumter Coatings Inc on cumulative reported pounds (41.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Gainesville Regional Utilities Deerhaven Generating Station, Ilsco, Continental Carbon Co Sunray. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Deerhaven Generating Station Gainesville, FL · Electric Utilities 41.6K lbs reported
- Ilsco Cincinnati, OH · Electrical Equipment 41.7K lbs reported
- Continental Carbon Co Sunray Sunray, TX · Chemicals 41.7K lbs reported
- Riptide Plant Lenorah, TX · Natural Gas Processing 41.6K 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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, Toluene, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Pilgrim's Pride Sumter Processing Plant. Sumter Coatings Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Sumter Coatings Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sumter Coatings Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sumter, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (4 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 2.2% of Sumter TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gainesville Regional Utilities Deerhaven Generating Station (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sumter Coatings Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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