EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Teknor Apex - Carolina Co
Fountain Inn, SC · Parent: Teknor Apex Co
- Total releases
- 11.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Teknor Apex - Carolina Co: how the 11.8K lbs splits
11.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 11.8K lbs 99.4%
- Air Releases 55 lbs 0.5%
- Water Discharges 10 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Teknor Apex - Carolina Co's 11.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Antimony And Antimony Compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Teknor Apex - Carolina Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fountain Inn, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.5K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 11.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,460 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. Teknor Apex - Carolina Co is pounds #286 and chemical-count #63 at 11.8K 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: Ascent Chemicals; Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC; Zf Transmissions Gray Court; Holly Oak Chemical Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Gelest Inc; Davis-Frost Inc; Prc-Desoto International Inc.; Lexmark International Inc. Other Teknor Apex Co sites in this extract: Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co); Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc.; Teknor Color Co; Teknor Apex Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Antimony compounds; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Teknor Apex - Carolina Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.4% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gelest Inc and Davis-Frost Inc.
Teknor Apex - Carolina Co 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
Teknor Apex - Carolina Co in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Teknor Apex - Carolina Co reports the 1,986th-largest volume (11.8K lbs). Scale peers outside South Carolina include Gelest Inc and Davis-Frost Inc.
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
- Teknor Apex - Carolina Co's total reported releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Teknor Apex - Carolina Co's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Teknor Apex - Carolina Co's off-site transfers fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Teknor Apex - Carolina Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Teknor Apex - Carolina Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 36% (1.9K lbs to 2.5K lbs).
Teknor Apex - Carolina Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Teknor Apex - Carolina Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 36% 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: Antimony And Antimony Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 2.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 2.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 2.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 2.5K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 6.7K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 14 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 3 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Mixture | 0 lbs | - |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs | - |
Teknor Apex - Carolina Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Teknor Apex - Carolina Co on cumulative reported pounds (11.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Ohio Pickling & Processing, Pcb Piezotronics, Johnson Controls Inc-Waynesboro (frick). Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Ohio Pickling & Processing Toledo, OH · Fabricated Metals 11.8K lbs reported
- Pcb Piezotronics Lancaster, NY · Computers and Electronic Products 11.8K lbs reported
- Johnson Controls Inc-Waynesboro (frick) Waynesboro, PA · Machinery 11.8K lbs reported
- Chevron Montebello Terminal Montebello, CA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Teknor Apex Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co), Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc., Teknor Color Co.
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 Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Antimony compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Ascent Chemicals. Teknor Apex - Carolina Co stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Teknor Apex - Carolina Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Antimony And Antimony Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Teknor Apex - Carolina Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fountain Inn, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325991 · Chemicals. 2.5% of Laurens TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ohio Pickling & Processing (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Teknor Apex - Carolina Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Antimony And Antimony 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