EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Continental Carbon Co Sunray
Sunray, TX · Parent: Continental Carbon Co
- Total releases
- 41.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Continental Carbon Co Sunray: how the 41.7K lbs splits
41.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 41.7K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 9 lbs <0.1%
Continental Carbon Co Sunray's 41.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Continental Carbon Co Sunray is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sunray, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 10.1K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 41.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,550 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. Continental Carbon Co Sunray is pounds #641 and chemical-count #552 at 41.7K 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: Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP; Valero Partners McKee; Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant; Jbs Swift Cactus. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Sumter Coatings Inc; Western Plains Energy LLC; Gac Chemical Corp; Ennis-Flint Richmond. Other Continental Carbon Co sites in this extract: Continental Carbon Co Phenix City; Continental Carbon Co Ponca City Ok Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Carbon disulfide; Hydrogen sulfide; Hydrogen cyanide; Carbonyl sulfide.
Continental Carbon Co Sunray stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 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 Sumter Coatings Inc and Western Plains Energy LLC.
Continental Carbon Co Sunray 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
Continental Carbon Co Sunray in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Continental Carbon Co Sunray reports the 1,371st-largest volume (41.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Sumter Coatings Inc and Western Plains Energy LLC.
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
- Continental Carbon Co Sunray's total reported releases rose from 8.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Continental Carbon Co Sunray's air releases rose from 8.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Continental Carbon Co Sunray Form-R facts
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See how Continental Carbon Co Sunray stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Continental Carbon Co Sunray releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 41.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 16% (8.7K lbs to 10.1K lbs).
Continental Carbon Co Sunray: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Continental Carbon Co Sunray year-over-year reported totals (increased by 16% 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 | 8.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 7.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 7.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 8.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 10.1K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon disulfide | 15.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 12.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 10.7K lbs | - |
| Carbonyl sulfide | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 9 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 8 lbs | - |
Continental Carbon Co Sunray · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Continental Carbon Co Sunray
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP, Valero Partners McKee, Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant, 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. Sumter Coatings Inc, Western Plains Energy LLC, Gac Chemical Corp.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Continental Carbon Co Sunray on cumulative reported pounds (41.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde USA Inc., Ilsco, Sumter Coatings Inc. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde USA Inc. Aurora, OH · Fabricated Metals 41.7K lbs reported
- Ilsco Cincinnati, OH · Electrical Equipment 41.7K lbs reported
- Sumter Coatings Inc Sumter, SC · Chemicals 41.7K lbs reported
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Deerhaven Generating Station Gainesville, FL · Electric Utilities 41.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Continental Carbon Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Continental Carbon Co Phenix City, Continental Carbon Co Ponca City Ok 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, Hydrogen cyanide, Carbonyl sulfide; nearby reporters include Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP. Continental Carbon Co Sunray stamps LIGHT 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 Continental Carbon Co Sunray TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Carbon disulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Continental Carbon Co Sunray totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sunray, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.7% of Moore TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde USA Inc. (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Continental Carbon Co Sunray stamps LIGHT 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