EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Optima Belle LLC
Belle, WV · Parent: Optima Chemical
- Total releases
- 150 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Optima Belle LLC: how the 150 lbs splits
150 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 148 lbs 98.7%
- Water Discharges 2 lbs 1.3%
Optima Belle LLC's 150 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 1.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Optima Belle LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Belle, WV, in the chemicals sector. It reported 0 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 150 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 16,157 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. Optima Belle LLC is pounds #152 and chemical-count #65 at 150 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: Chemours Belle Plant; Arclin Amines; Puretech Scientific LLC; Kureha Pga LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside West Virginia: Protech Powder Coatings DBA Chemionics Corp; Hasa Inc.; Cliffside Crude Helium Enrichment Unit; Nch Corp Mohawk Labs Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; n-Hexane; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Optima Belle LLC stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.7% air releases) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 150 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Protech Powder Coatings DBA Chemionics Corp and Hasa Inc..
Optima Belle LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
150 lbs 38th percentile higher than 38% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Optima Belle LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Optima Belle LLC reports the 3,118th-largest volume (150 lbs). Scale peers outside West Virginia include Protech Powder Coatings DBA Chemionics Corp and Hasa Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Optima Belle 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 Optima Belle LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 150 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (94 lbs to 0 lbs).
Optima Belle LLC: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Optima Belle LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 94 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 54 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 80 lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 35 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 34 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
Optima Belle LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Optima Belle LLC
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Chemours Belle Plant, Arclin Amines, Puretech Scientific LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. Protech Powder Coatings DBA Chemionics Corp, Hasa Inc., Cliffside Crude Helium Enrichment Unit.
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 Methanol, n-Hexane, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Chemours Belle Plant. Optima Belle LLC stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Optima Belle LLC TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Optima Belle LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Belle, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Kanawha TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Delavan Spray Technologies (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Optima Belle LLC stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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