EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp
Hopewell, VA · Parent: Ashland LLC
- Total releases
- 6.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp: how the 8.2M lbs splits
8.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.9M lbs 72.6%
- Air Releases 2.2M lbs 27.4%
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp's 8.2M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 72.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 27.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hopewell, VA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.5M lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2024, and 6.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 310 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp is pounds #5 and chemical-count #22 at 6.7M lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Airgas Usa, LLC; City Point Energy Center; Advansix Inc Hopewell Plant; Evonik Industries. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Virginia: East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC; Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant; Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC - Yazoo City Mississippi Plant; Solvay Specialty Polymers USA. Other Ashland LLC sites in this extract: Avoca LLC; Isp Chemicals LLC; Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc; Avoca LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ethylene glycol; Methanol; tert-Butyl alcohol.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (72.6% off-site transfers) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.7M lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC and Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.7M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp inside Hopewell (city)'s TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp reports the 60th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 36.2% of every pound reported in Hopewell (city). Scale peers outside Virginia include East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC and Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hopewell (city)'s reported pounds (18.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp's total reported releases rose from 1.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp's air releases fell from 475.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 156.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp's off-site transfers rose from 742.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2950.1× more than the comparison
11.0× more than the comparison
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 Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 22% (1.2M lbs to 1.5M lbs).
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
What this shows Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 22% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2M lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 1.2M lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 1.8M lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 1.2M lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 1.3M lbs | 11 |
| 2024 | 1.5M lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 4.6M lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Methanol | 1.1M lbs | - |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 467.3K lbs | - |
| Chloroethane | 429.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 327.5K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 107.8K lbs | - |
| Propylene oxide | 16.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 13.0K lbs | - |
| Chloroacetic acid | 10.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene oxide | 6.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Airgas Usa, LLC, City Point Energy Center, Advansix Inc Hopewell Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC, Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant, Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC - Yazoo City Mississippi Plant.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp on cumulative reported pounds (6.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co, Green Power Solutions of Georgia, Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co Point Of Rocks, WY · Electric Utilities 6.7M lbs reported
- Green Power Solutions of Georgia Dublin, GA · Electric Utilities 6.6M lbs reported
- Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3 Waupaca, WI · Primary Metals 6.8M lbs reported
- East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC East Dubuque, IL · Chemicals 6.8M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Ashland LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Avoca LLC, Isp Chemicals LLC, Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ethylene glycol, Methanol, tert-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Airgas Usa, LLC. Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hopewell, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 36.2% of Hopewell (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co (Δ 43.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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