Facility profile
Big Spring Carbon Black Plant
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $36,001 in recorded penalties.
Noncompliance quarters
12
Counted from the imported ECHO record over the last 12 quarters.
Penalties
$36,001
Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.
Last inspection
2025-07-28
Displayed as plain language instead of hidden in agency exports.
Trend
Watch
Reported on-site releases are higher in 2024 than in 2022.
| Year | Air | Water | Land | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 61,764 lbs | 0 lbs | 0 lbs | 61,764 lbs |
| 2023 | 128,978 lbs | 0 lbs | 0 lbs | 128,978 lbs |
| 2024 | 147,172 lbs | 0 lbs | 0 lbs | 147,172 lbs |
Chemical breakdown
What this facility is reporting
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Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Carbon disulfide
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Hydrogen sulfide
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Carbonyl sulfide
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Ammonia
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Hydrogen cyanide
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Benzo[g, h, i]perylene
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Naphthalene
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
Enforcement layer
Why the ECHO-style detail matters
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $36,001 in recorded penalties.