EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Minova USA Inc
Bluefield, WV · Parent: Orica USA Inc
- Total releases
- 110.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Minova USA Inc: how the 110.5K lbs splits
110.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 96.0K lbs 86.9%
- Air Releases 14.5K lbs 13.1%
Minova USA Inc's 110.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 86.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 13.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Minova USA Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bluefield, WV, in the chemicals sector. It reported 38.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2020, and 110.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 4,388 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. Minova USA Inc is pounds #54 and chemical-count #114 at 110.5K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Allegheny Wood Products Inc Mill 9; Acme Wood Preserving Inc; Central Supply Co of Wv - Princeton Plant; Fci McDowell. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside West Virginia: American Chemet Corp; Trammo Nitrogen Products Inc. C/o Lemm Corp - Operat; Texmark Chemicals Inc; Essex Specialty Products LLC - Hillsdale Site. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Benzoyl peroxide.
Minova USA Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (86.9% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 110.5K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include American Chemet Corp and Trammo Nitrogen Products Inc. C/o Lemm Corp - Operat.
Minova USA Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
111K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Minova USA Inc inside Mercer's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Minova USA Inc reports the 863rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 22% of its sector. This one site accounts for 85.5% of every pound reported in Mercer. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 84.6% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 84.6% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside West Virginia include American Chemet Corp and Trammo Nitrogen Products Inc. C/o Lemm Corp - Operat.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Mercer's reported pounds (129.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Minova USA Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Minova USA Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 110.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 46% (71.6K lbs to 38.9K lbs).
Minova USA Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Minova USA Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 46% from 2019 to 2020). 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 | 71.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 38.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 93.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzoyl peroxide | 17.0K lbs | - |
Minova USA Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Minova USA Inc
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Allegheny Wood Products Inc Mill 9, Acme Wood Preserving Inc, Central Supply Co of Wv - Princeton Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 181 other reporting facilities in West Virginia.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. American Chemet Corp, Trammo Nitrogen Products Inc. C/o Lemm Corp - Operat, Texmark Chemicals Inc.
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Minova USA Inc on cumulative reported pounds (110.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Rain Cii Carbon LLC, Parks Manufacturing Inc, Bailey-Parks Urethane Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Rain Cii Carbon LLC Chalmette, LA · Petroleum 110.5K lbs reported
- Parks Manufacturing Inc Seminole, OK · Transportation Equipment 110.5K lbs reported
- Bailey-Parks Urethane Inc Memphis, TN · Plastics and Rubber 110.6K lbs reported
- Buckeye Texas Processing Llc-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX · Petroleum 110.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Benzoyl peroxide; nearby reporters include Allegheny Wood Products Inc Mill 9. Minova USA Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Minova USA Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Minova USA Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bluefield, WV, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 325991 · Chemicals. 85.5% of Mercer TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rain Cii Carbon LLC (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Minova USA Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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