EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Covestro LLC
South Charleston, WV · Parent: Covestro LLC
- Total releases
- 19.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Covestro LLC: how the 19.0K lbs splits
19.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 17.2K lbs 90.5%
- Off-site Transfers 1.8K lbs 9.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Covestro LLC's 19.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 90.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 9.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Covestro LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Charleston, WV, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 19.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,352 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Covestro LLC is pounds #82 and chemical-count #74 at 19.0K lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Union Carbide Corp South Charleston Facility; Innovative Water Care LLC; Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations; Univation Technologies LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside West Virginia: Arkema Inc; Tiarco Chemical; Cayman Chemical Co Inc.; Fenix Group Inc. Other Covestro LLC sites in this extract: Covestro LLC; Covestro; Covestro LLC; Covestro Llc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Propylene oxide; Acrylonitrile; Ethylene oxide.
Covestro LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (90.5% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 19.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Arkema Inc and Tiarco Chemical.
Covestro LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Covestro LLC: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Covestro LLC reports the 1,757th-largest volume (19.0K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Arkema Inc and Tiarco Chemical.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (100% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Covestro LLC's total reported releases rose from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covestro LLC's air releases rose from 3.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covestro LLC's off-site transfers fell from 362 lb in 2022 to 322 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Covestro LLC 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 Covestro LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 14% (4.4K lbs to 3.8K lbs).
Covestro LLC: 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 Covestro LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 14% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 3.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 3.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 3.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 3.8K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 8.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propylene oxide | 7.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylonitrile | 2.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene oxide | 790 lbs | Carcinogen |
Covestro LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Covestro LLC
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Union Carbide Corp South Charleston Facility, Innovative Water Care LLC, Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Covestro LLC on cumulative reported pounds (19.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Sorenson Engineering Inc., International Ingredient Corp, Brightsmith LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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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 Styrene, Propylene oxide, Acrylonitrile, Ethylene oxide; nearby reporters include Union Carbide Corp South Charleston Facility. Covestro LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Covestro LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Covestro LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Charleston, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.5% of Kanawha TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sorenson Engineering Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Covestro LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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