EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Transcontinental Spartanburg
Spartanburg, SC · Parent: Transcontinental US LLC
- Total releases
- 1.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Transcontinental Spartanburg: how the 1.0K lbs splits
1.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 872 lbs 84.7%
- Air Releases 157 lbs 15.3%
Transcontinental Spartanburg's 1.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 84.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Diisocyanates.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Transcontinental Spartanburg is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Spartanburg, SC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 279 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,823 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. Transcontinental Spartanburg is pounds #371 and chemical-count #468 at 1.0K 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: Univar Solutions USA; Santolubes Manufacturing LLC; Kohler Co.; Isomedix Operations Inc.. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside South Carolina: Specification Rubber Products Inc; Novolex Shields; Acton Technologies Inc; Evolve Furniture LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Diisocyanates.
Transcontinental Spartanburg stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (84.7% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Specification Rubber Products Inc and Novolex Shields.
Transcontinental Spartanburg vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.0K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Transcontinental Spartanburg: Diisocyanates-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Transcontinental Spartanburg reports the 1,036th-largest volume (1.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Diisocyanates alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Specification Rubber Products Inc and Novolex Shields.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Transcontinental Spartanburg's pounds in one chemical - here Diisocyanates at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Transcontinental Spartanburg's total reported releases rose from 120 lb in 2022 to 279 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Transcontinental Spartanburg's off-site transfers rose from 99 lb in 2022 to 250 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Transcontinental Spartanburg Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Transcontinental Spartanburg releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 44% (193 lbs to 279 lbs).
Transcontinental Spartanburg: 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 Transcontinental Spartanburg year-over-year reported totals (increased by 44% 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: Diisocyanates.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 193 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 330 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 106 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 120 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 279 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Diisocyanates | 1.0K lbs | - |
Transcontinental Spartanburg · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Univar Solutions USA, Santolubes Manufacturing LLC, Kohler Co., ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Transcontinental Spartanburg on cumulative reported pounds (1.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Mc Dixon Lumber Co Inc, Classic Brass Inc, Hixson Lumber Co LLC. 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.
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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 Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Univar Solutions USA. Transcontinental Spartanburg 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 Transcontinental Spartanburg TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Transcontinental Spartanburg totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Spartanburg, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326111 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.0% of Spartanburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mc Dixon Lumber Co Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Transcontinental Spartanburg stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates. 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