EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Carstin Brands LLC
Arthur, IL
- Total releases
- 167.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Carstin Brands LLC: how the 167.4K lbs splits
167.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 167.4K lbs 100.0%
Carstin Brands LLC's 167.4K 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
Carstin Brands LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Arthur, IL, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 26.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 167.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,547 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Carstin Brands LLC is pounds #142 and chemical-count #738 at 167.4K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Masterbrand LLC; C.h.i. Overhead Doors; Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant; Cabot Corp Fmo Div. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Illinois: Parker Hannifin; Parker Hannifin Alliance Plant; 3M Co - Guin; Marlam Industries Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Compare Carstin Brands LLC with
Nearest reporters in Illinois
- Masterbrand LLC Arthur · 393.7K lbs
- C.h.i. Overhead Doors Arthur · 8.2K lbs
- Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant Tuscola · 319.6K lbs
- Cabot Corp Fmo Div Tuscola · 91.4K lbs
Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber sites elsewhere: Parker Hannifin (NE) · Parker Hannifin Alliance Plant (NE) · 3M Co - Guin (AL)
Carstin Brands LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 167.4K 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 Parker Hannifin Alliance Plant.
Carstin Brands LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
167K 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
Carstin Brands LLC inside Douglas's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Carstin Brands LLC reports the 236th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 28.5% of every pound reported in Douglas. 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 Illinois include Parker Hannifin and Parker Hannifin Alliance Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Douglas's reported pounds (586.5K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Carstin Brands LLC's total reported releases rose from 26.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carstin Brands LLC's air releases rose from 26.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Carstin Brands LLC Form-R facts
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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 Carstin Brands LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 167.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 23% (34.9K lbs to 26.9K lbs).
Carstin Brands 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 Carstin Brands LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 23% 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 | 34.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 38.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 40.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 26.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 26.9K 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 | 167.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Carstin Brands LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Carstin Brands LLC
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Masterbrand LLC, C.h.i. Overhead Doors, Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Parker Hannifin, Parker Hannifin Alliance Plant, 3M Co - Guin.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Carstin Brands LLC on cumulative reported pounds (167.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Parker Hannifin, Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co, Sterling Specialty Chemicals 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.
- Parker Hannifin Mc Cook, NE · Plastics and Rubber 167.5K lbs reported
- Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co Tukwila, WA · Chemicals 167.5K lbs reported
- Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC Sand Springs, OK · Chemicals 167.3K lbs reported
- Weyerhaeuser Nr Co - Lumber Technologies Plymouth, NC · Wood Products 167.2K lbs reported
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 Masterbrand LLC. Carstin Brands 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 Carstin Brands LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Carstin Brands LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Arthur, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326191 · Plastics and Rubber. 28.5% of Douglas TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Parker Hannifin (Δ 94 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Carstin Brands 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