EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant
Nitro, WV
- Total releases
- 18.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant: how the 18.0K lbs splits
18.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 18.0K lbs 100.0%
US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant's 18.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Nitro, WV, in the chemicals sector. It reported 13.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 18.0K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,477 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. US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant is pounds #87 and chemical-count #156 at 18.0K 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: Catalyst Refiners Inc; Altivia Institute Facilities; Lanxess Corp; Union Carbide Corp Institute Facility. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside West Virginia: Mebrom LLC; Southern Chemical & Textiles Inc; Oxy Vinyls LP; Three Bond International Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 18.0K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mebrom LLC and Southern Chemical & Textiles Inc.
US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
18K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant reports the 1,786th-largest volume (18.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Mebrom LLC and Southern Chemical & Textiles Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant's total reported releases rose from 4.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant's air releases rose from 4.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant Form-R facts
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See how US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
18.0× more than the comparison
67% less 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 US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 199% (4.5K lbs to 13.5K lbs).
US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 199% from 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 13.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 18.0K lbs | - |
US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Catalyst Refiners Inc, Altivia Institute Facilities, Lanxess Corp, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant on cumulative reported pounds (18.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Alliance Compressors, Cbc Steel Buildings, Mebrom LLC. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Catalyst Refiners Inc. US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant stamps LIGHT 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 US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Nitro, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.5% of Kanawha TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Alliance Compressors (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Methanol LLC Liberty One Methanol Plant stamps LIGHT 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