Tekni-Plex Inc
6 facilities · 5 states · 129.2K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Tekni-Plex Inc is the reported parent of 6 Form R facilities across 5 states, disclosing 129.2K lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 8 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is North Carolina (83.3K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Tekni-Plex Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Tekni-Plex Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+50.5%
6 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+50.5%
21.6 thousand lb → 32.6 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Tekni-Plex Inc's total reported releases rose from 21.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tekni-Plex Inc's off-site transfers rose from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tekni-Plex Inc's land releases fell from 248 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tekni-Plex Inc's air releases rose from 20.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Tekni-Plex Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex; Colorite Polymers; Tekni-Plex Flexibles LLC; Natvar. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Duke Energy Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; Toluene; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: North Carolina; New Jersey; Wisconsin. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Paper; Chemicals; Plastics and Rubber. 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: Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex; Colorite Polymers; Tekni-Plex Flexibles LLC; Natvar. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Duke Energy Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; Toluene; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: North Carolina; New Jersey; Wisconsin. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Paper; Chemicals; Plastics and Rubber.
Tekni-Plex Inc ranks #1,500 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Tekni-Plex Inc files across 5 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Tekni-Plex Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 6 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Tekni-Plex Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Duke Energy Corp) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Tekni-Plex Inc sits among TRI parents
Tekni-Plex Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Befesa Zinc US Inc. and Duke Energy Corp. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Befesa Zinc US Inc. · rank #1,498 · 43.1M lbs
- Duke Energy Corp · rank #1,499 · 24.1M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Tekni-Plex Inc
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; Toluene; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 78.5K lbs |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 32.2K lbs |
| Toluene | 18.6K lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs |
| Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP) | 0 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2 | 83.3K lbs |
| New Jersey | 1 | 19.9K lbs |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 18.6K lbs |
| California | 1 | 7.5K lbs |
| Nevada | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (6)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex Winston Salem, NC | 78.5K lbs |
| Colorite Polymers Ridgefield, NJ | 19.9K lbs |
| Tekni-Plex Flexibles LLC Madison, WI | 18.6K lbs |
| Natvar City Of Industry, CA | 7.5K lbs |
| Natvar Clayton, NC | 4.8K lbs |
| Colorite Plastics Co Sparks, NV | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Tekni-Plex Inc on total disclosed release pounds (129.2K lbs) and reporting facility count (6). Release-volume peers include Denso International America Inc, Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc, Panasonic Corp of N.a.. Facility-count peers include Abbott Laboratories, Agribeef Co, Allnex USA Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
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Similar facility count
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are North Carolina, New Jersey, Wisconsin; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Tekni-Plex Inc's TRI parent record
From Tekni-Plex Inc, open Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex or compare against Befesa Zinc US Inc. rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Tekni-Plex Inc (Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex in NC). Largest facility
- Compare against Duke Energy Corp, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Tekni-Plex Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Befesa Zinc US Inc., Duke Energy Corp) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Tekni-Plex Inc's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
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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