EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
US Medical Chemical Co
Honea Path, SC
- Total releases
- 113.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
US Medical Chemical Co: how the 113.3K lbs splits
113.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 93.7K lbs 82.7%
- Off-site Transfers 19.6K lbs 17.3%
US Medical Chemical Co's 113.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 82.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 17.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
US Medical Chemical Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Honea Path, SC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 19.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 113.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,332 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. US Medical Chemical Co is pounds #138 and chemical-count #410 at 113.3K 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: The Timken Co-Honea Path Facility; Hydro Extrusion USA LLC; Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - W S Lee Steam Station; Eaton Corp - Hodges. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside South Carolina: Resinoid Engineering Corp; Newport Laminates Inc; Hs Automotive of Alabama Inc; American Renolit Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene.
US Medical Chemical Co stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (82.7% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 113.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Resinoid Engineering Corp and Newport Laminates Inc.
US Medical Chemical Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
113K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Medical Chemical Co: Toluene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, US Medical Chemical Co reports the 301st-largest volume, placing it in the top 20% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Resinoid Engineering Corp and Newport Laminates Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of US Medical Chemical Co's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Medical Chemical Co's total reported releases fell from 22.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Medical Chemical Co's air releases fell from 17.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Medical Chemical Co's off-site transfers fell from 4.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Medical Chemical Co 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 US Medical Chemical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 113.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 15% (23.1K lbs to 19.5K lbs).
US Medical Chemical Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Medical Chemical Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 15% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 25.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 22.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 22.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 19.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 113.3K lbs | - |
US Medical Chemical Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Medical Chemical Co
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including The Timken Co-Honea Path Facility, Hydro Extrusion USA LLC, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - W S Lee Steam Station, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Resinoid Engineering Corp, Newport Laminates Inc, Hs Automotive of Alabama Inc.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Medical Chemical Co on cumulative reported pounds (113.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include K-Z Inc., Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt Lls Houston, Aladdin Mills - Antioch Rd Plant. 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.
- K-Z Inc. Shipshewana, IN · Transportation Equipment 113.3K lbs reported
- Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt Lls Houston Houston, TX · Petroleum 113.3K lbs reported
- Aladdin Mills - Antioch Rd Plant Dalton, GA · Textile Product 113.2K lbs reported
- Mesquite Mine Brawley, CA · Metal Mining 113.3K 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 Toluene; nearby reporters include The Timken Co-Honea Path Facility. US Medical Chemical Co stamps MID 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 US Medical Chemical Co TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Medical Chemical Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Honea Path, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326299 · Plastics and Rubber. 9.1% of Anderson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: K-Z Inc. (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Medical Chemical Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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