EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Ludwig Inc
Waldo, AR
- Total releases
- 105.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ludwig Inc: how the 105.4K lbs splits
105.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 104.3K lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 1.0K lbs 1.0%
Ludwig Inc's 105.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Diisocyanates.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Ludwig Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waldo, AR, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 20.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 105.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,477 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 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: Potlatchdeltic Manufacturing LLC - Waldo Mill; American Fuel Cells & Coated Fabrics (amfuel); Cmc Steel Fabricators Inc. DBA Cmc Steel Arkansas; Albemarle Corp West Plant. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Arkansas: Sumiriko Tennessee Inc.; Premix Inc.; Custom Fiberglass Molding Inc; Maax US Corp.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Diisocyanates.
Ludwig Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 105.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sumiriko Tennessee Inc. and Premix Inc..
Ludwig Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
105K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ludwig Inc: Diisocyanates-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Ludwig Inc reports the 311th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Diisocyanates alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Sumiriko Tennessee Inc. and Premix Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ludwig Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Diisocyanates at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ludwig Inc's total reported releases fell from 20.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ludwig Inc's off-site transfers fell from 20.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ludwig Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ludwig Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 105.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 22% (25.7K lbs to 20.0K lbs).
Ludwig Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ludwig Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% 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: Diisocyanates.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 19.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 20.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 20.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 20.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Diisocyanates | 105.4K lbs | - |
Ludwig Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ludwig Inc
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Potlatchdeltic Manufacturing LLC - Waldo Mill, American Fuel Cells & Coated Fabrics (amfuel), Cmc Steel Fabricators Inc. DBA Cmc Steel Arkansas, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Sumiriko Tennessee Inc., Premix Inc., Custom Fiberglass Molding Inc.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ludwig Inc on cumulative reported pounds (105.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Haynes International Inc, Oxiteno USA LLC, Nugen Energy 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.
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).
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 Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Potlatchdeltic Manufacturing LLC - Waldo Mill. Ludwig Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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.
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This Ludwig Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ludwig Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waldo, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326150 · Plastics and Rubber. 2.1% of Columbia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Haynes International Inc (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ludwig Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates. 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