Bridgestone Americas Inc
15 facilities · 10 states · 1.8M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Bridgestone Americas Inc is the reported parent of 15 Form R facilities across 10 states, disclosing 1.8M lbs of toxic releases. 7 of 65 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is North Carolina (601.3K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Bridgestone Americas Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Bridgestone Americas Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+112.0%
14 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+112.0%
227.2 thousand lb → 481.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Bridgestone Americas Inc's total reported releases rose from 227.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 481.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bridgestone Americas Inc's off-site transfers rose from 110.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 401.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bridgestone Americas Inc's land releases fell from 415 lb in 2022 to 44 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bridgestone Americas Inc's air releases fell from 116.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 80.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Bridgestone Americas Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Firestone Polymers LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Aiken County Off. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Bayer US Holding LP; Ccc Parent LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; n-Hexane; Ammonia; Methanol; Styrene. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: North Carolina; Louisiana; South Carolina. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Plastics and Rubber; Chemicals; Textiles; Textile Product. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Firestone Polymers LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Aiken County Off. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Bayer US Holding LP; Ccc Parent LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; n-Hexane; Ammonia; Methanol; Styrene. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: North Carolina; Louisiana; South Carolina. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Plastics and Rubber; Chemicals; Textiles; Textile Product.
Bridgestone Americas Inc ranks #489 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Bridgestone Americas Inc spans 10 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Bridgestone Americas Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 15 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Bridgestone Americas Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Bayer US Holding LP; Ccc Parent LLC) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Bridgestone Americas Inc sits among TRI parents
Bridgestone Americas Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Bayer US Holding LP and Ccc Parent LLC. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Bayer US Holding LP · rank #487 · 81.9M lbs
- Ccc Parent LLC · rank #488 · 65.6M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Bridgestone Americas Inc
Zinc compounds; n-Hexane; Ammonia; Methanol; Styrene lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Firestone Polymers LLC. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 1.0M lbs |
| n-Hexane | 254.1K lbs |
| Ammonia | 158.5K lbs |
| Methanol | 92.9K lbs |
| Styrene | 89.4K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 4 | 601.3K lbs |
| Louisiana | 1 | 461.3K lbs |
| South Carolina | 2 | 312.2K lbs |
| Tennessee | 2 | 273.5K lbs |
| Iowa | 1 | 82.8K lbs |
| Arkansas | 1 | 54.8K lbs |
| Illinois | 1 | 14.8K lbs |
| Texas | 1 | 10.3K lbs |
| Georgia | 1 | 3.7K lbs |
| Ohio | 1 | 265 lbs |
Facilities (15)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Firestone Polymers LLC Sulphur, LA | 461.3K lbs |
| Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Wilson, NC | 274.3K lbs |
| Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC La Vergne, TN | 242.7K lbs |
| Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Aiken County Off Trenton, SC | 218.4K lbs |
| Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co Kings Mountain, NC | 181.8K lbs |
| Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co Gastonia, NC | 138.3K lbs |
| Bridgestone Aiken County Plant Graniteville, SC | 93.8K lbs |
| Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Des Moines, IA | 82.8K lbs |
| Firestone Tube Co Russellville, AR | 54.8K lbs |
| Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Llc-Warren Plant Morrison, TN | 30.8K lbs |
| Bridgestone Americas Off Road Normal, IL | 14.8K lbs |
| Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant Abilene, TX | 10.3K lbs |
| Bridgestone Bandag LLC Oxford Plant Oxford, NC | 6.9K lbs |
| Bridgestone Bandag LLC Griffin Plant Griffin, GA | 3.7K lbs |
| Firestone Polymers LLC Akron, OH | 265 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Bridgestone Americas Inc on total disclosed release pounds (1.8M lbs) and reporting facility count (15). Release-volume peers include Hexion Holdings Corp, Solar Sources Inc, General Dynamics Corp. Facility-count peers include Bae Systems Inc, Clarios LLC, Cornerstone Building Brands. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
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Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are North Carolina, Louisiana, South Carolina; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Bridgestone Americas Inc's TRI parent record
From Bridgestone Americas Inc, open Firestone Polymers LLC or compare against Bayer US Holding LP rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Bridgestone Americas Inc (Firestone Polymers LLC in LA). Largest facility
- Compare against Ccc Parent LLC, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Bridgestone Americas Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Bayer US Holding LP, Ccc Parent LLC) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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