EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
3M Co - Guin
Guin, AL · Parent: 3M Co
- Total releases
- 168.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
3M Co - Guin: how the 168.0K lbs splits
168.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 168.0K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 1 lbs <0.1%
3M Co - Guin's 168.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
3M Co - Guin is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Guin, AL, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 33.0K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 168.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,540 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Continental Global Material Handling; Hamilton Bathware; Ntn-Bower Corp; Dal-Tile Corp Fayette Plant. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Alabama: Parker Hannifin; Carstin Brands LLC; Swan Surfaces LLC; Parker Hannifin Alliance Plant. Other 3M Co sites in this extract: 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility; 3M Co - Tonawanda; 3M Co - Little Rock; 3M Co-Hutchinson. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Certain glycol ethers; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Toluene.
Compare 3M Co - Guin with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Continental Global Material Handling Winfield · 117.1K lbs
- Hamilton Bathware Hamilton · 1.7M lbs
- Ntn-Bower Corp Hamilton · 875 lbs
- Dal-Tile Corp Fayette Plant Fayette · 100.7K lbs
Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber sites elsewhere: Parker Hannifin (NE) · Carstin Brands LLC (IL) · Swan Surfaces LLC (IL)
3M Co - Guin stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 168.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Parker Hannifin and Carstin Brands LLC.
3M Co - Guin vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
168K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3M Co - Guin in the Plastics and Rubber sector extract
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, 3M Co - Guin reports the 234th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Alabama include Parker Hannifin and Carstin Brands LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- 3M Co - Guin's total reported releases fell from 37.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Guin's air releases fell from 37.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3M Co - Guin Form-R facts
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See how 3M Co - Guin stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
44% more than the comparison
33% more 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 3M Co - Guin releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 168.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (33.1K lbs to 33.0K lbs).
3M Co - Guin: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows 3M Co - Guin year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 33.1K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 31.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 32.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 37.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 33.0K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 52.9K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 51.0K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 27.7K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 16.5K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 10.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 9.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 295 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 6 lbs | - |
3M Co - Guin · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to 3M Co - Guin
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Continental Global Material Handling, Hamilton Bathware, Ntn-Bower Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Parker Hannifin, Carstin Brands LLC, Swan Surfaces LLC.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3M Co - Guin on cumulative reported pounds (168.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Hitachi Energy USA Inc., Prc-Desoto International Inc., Tesla Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other 3M Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility, 3M Co - Tonawanda, 3M Co - Little Rock.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Toluene; nearby reporters include Continental Global Material Handling. 3M Co - Guin stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 3M Co - Guin TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3M Co - Guin totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Guin, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 6.2% of Marion TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hitachi Energy USA Inc. (Δ 28 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3M Co - Guin stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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