EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Big Spring Carbon Black Plant
Big Spring, TX · Parent: Tokai Carbon Cb
- Total releases
- 368.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Big Spring Carbon Black Plant: how the 368.1K lbs splits
368.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 368.0K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 103 lbs <0.1%
Big Spring Carbon Black Plant's 368.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Carbon disulfide.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Big Spring Carbon Black Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Big Spring, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 129.0K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 368.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,310 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Big Spring Carbon Black Plant is pounds #243 and chemical-count #305 at 368.1K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery; Rawhide Gas Plant; R2R & D LLC DBA Superod; Endurance Lift Solutions LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Rust-Oleum Corp; Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc; Corteva Agriscience LLC; Apg Polytech LLC. Other Tokai Carbon Cb sites in this extract: Addis Carbon Black Plant; Borger Carbon Black Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Carbon disulfide; Hydrogen sulfide; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Carbonyl sulfide.
Big Spring Carbon Black Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 368.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rust-Oleum Corp and Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc.
Big Spring Carbon Black Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
368K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Big Spring Carbon Black Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Big Spring Carbon Black Plant reports the 462nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Rust-Oleum Corp and Alpek Polyester Mississippi 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
- Big Spring Carbon Black Plant's total reported releases rose from 61.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 129.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Big Spring Carbon Black Plant's air releases rose from 61.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 129.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Big Spring Carbon Black Plant's chemicals reported rose from 8 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Big Spring Carbon Black Plant Form-R facts
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See how Big Spring Carbon Black Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Big Spring Carbon Black Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 368.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 104% (63.2K lbs to 129.0K lbs).
Big Spring Carbon Black Plant: 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 Big Spring Carbon Black Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 104% 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: Carbon disulfide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 63.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 53.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 60.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 61.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 129.0K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon disulfide | 148.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 112.9K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 70.8K lbs | - |
| Carbonyl sulfide | 34.7K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 337 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 45 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 4 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Big Spring Carbon Black Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Big Spring Carbon Black Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery, Rawhide Gas Plant, R2R & D LLC DBA Superod, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Rust-Oleum Corp, Alpek Polyester Mississippi Inc, Corteva Agriscience LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Big Spring Carbon Black Plant on cumulative reported pounds (368.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include US Army Blue Grass Army Depot, Mg Waldbaum Co, Viant Collegeville LLC. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Tokai Carbon Cb Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Addis Carbon Black Plant, Borger Carbon Black Plant.
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 Carbon disulfide, Hydrogen sulfide, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Carbonyl sulfide; nearby reporters include Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery. Big Spring Carbon Black Plant stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Big Spring Carbon Black Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Carbon disulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Big Spring Carbon Black Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Big Spring, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 15.8% of Howard TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: La Porte_the Dow Chemical Co (Δ 265 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Big Spring Carbon Black Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Carbon disulfide. 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