EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Steele Plastics LLC
Conway, AR
- Total releases
- 126.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Steele Plastics LLC: how the 126.4K lbs splits
126.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 126.4K lbs 100.0%
Steele Plastics LLC's 126.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Steele Plastics LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Conway, AR, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 33.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 126.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,087 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sfi of Arkansas; Virco Mfg Corporation-Plant 2; Tokusen USA Inc; Detco Industries Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Arkansas: Timken Smo LLC; Midwestern Fabricators Inc; Die Molding Corp; Cf Maier Composites Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Steele Plastics LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 126.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Timken Smo LLC and Midwestern Fabricators Inc.
Steele Plastics LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
126K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Steele Plastics LLC: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Steele Plastics LLC reports the 284th-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Timken Smo LLC and Midwestern Fabricators Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Steele Plastics LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Steele Plastics LLC's total reported releases rose from 28.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Steele Plastics LLC's air releases rose from 28.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Steele Plastics LLC Form-R facts
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See how Steele Plastics LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
314.1× more than the comparison
67% less 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 Steele Plastics LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 126.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 67% (20.2K lbs to 33.7K lbs).
Steele Plastics LLC: 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 Steele Plastics LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 67% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 21.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 22.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 28.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 33.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 126.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Steele Plastics LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Steele Plastics LLC
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Sfi of Arkansas, Virco Mfg Corporation-Plant 2, Tokusen USA Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Timken Smo LLC, Midwestern Fabricators Inc, Die Molding Corp.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Steele Plastics LLC on cumulative reported pounds (126.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include H.p.hood LLC, Linde St Charles Facility, Victaulic Co - Lawrenceville Facility. 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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Sfi of Arkansas. Steele Plastics LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Steele Plastics LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Steele Plastics LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Conway, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326122 · Plastics and Rubber. 20.3% of Faulkner TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: H.p.hood LLC (Δ 31 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Steele Plastics LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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