EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant
Narrows, VA · Parent: Celanese Corp
- Total releases
- 1.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant: how the 1.7M lbs splits
1.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.4M lbs 81.9%
- Water Discharges 298.7K lbs 18.1%
Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant's 1.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 81.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 18.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Cyclohexane.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Narrows, VA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 243.7K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 1.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 969 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. Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant is pounds #20 and chemical-count #24 at 1.7M 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lhoist Na of Virginia Inc Kimballton Area 1; U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant; Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics); Electroplate-Rite Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Virginia: Mosaic Fertilizer LLC Uncle Sam Plant; Centauri Technologies LLC; Dyno Nobel Inc.--Lomo Plant; Mpm Silicones LLC. Other Celanese Corp sites in this extract: Fortron Industries LLC; Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant; Ticona Polymers Inc; Celanese Ltd Bay City Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Cyclohexane; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Dichloromethane; Ammonia.
Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (81.9% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mosaic Fertilizer LLC Uncle Sam Plant and Centauri Technologies LLC.
Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.7M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant inside Giles's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant reports the 197th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 84.5% of every pound reported in Giles. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Cyclohexane alone is 62.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Mosaic Fertilizer LLC Uncle Sam Plant and Centauri Technologies LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Giles's reported pounds (2.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant's total reported releases fell from 364.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 243.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant's air releases fell from 310.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 183.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant's water releases rose from 53.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 60.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
5.4× more than the comparison
83% 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 Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (253.7K lbs to 243.7K lbs).
Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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: Cyclohexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 253.7K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 434.3K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 356.1K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 364.1K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 243.7K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclohexane | 1.0M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 295.7K lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 146.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 138.6K lbs | - |
| Acetonitrile | 16.7K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 16.3K lbs | - |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 1.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetamide | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 12 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Lhoist Na of Virginia Inc Kimballton Area 1, U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics), ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Mosaic Fertilizer LLC Uncle Sam Plant, Centauri Technologies LLC, Dyno Nobel Inc.--Lomo Plant.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Scepter Inc, Mosaic Fertilizer LLC Uncle Sam Plant, Darling Ingredients Inc. 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.
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 Celanese Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Fortron Industries LLC, Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant, Ticona Polymers 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 Cyclohexane, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Dichloromethane, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Lhoist Na of Virginia Inc Kimballton Area 1. Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Cyclohexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Narrows, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325220 · Chemicals. 84.5% of Giles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Scepter Inc (Δ 1.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Celanese Acetate LLC - Celco Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Cyclohexane. 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