EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Natural Polymers LLC
Cortland, IL · Parent: Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC
- Total releases
- 89.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Natural Polymers LLC: how the 89.1K lbs splits
89.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 86.3K lbs 96.9%
- Air Releases 2.8K lbs 3.1%
Natural Polymers LLC's 89.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Diisocyanates.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Natural Polymers LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cortland, IL, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 67.4K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 89.1K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,837 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. Natural Polymers LLC is pounds #195 and chemical-count #301 at 89.1K 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: Forge Group Dekalb LLC DBA Dekalb Forge Co; Unified Wire & Cable Inc.; Ozinga Ready-Mix-Dekalb; Nehring Electrical Works Co. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Illinois: Marine Electrical Products; McDonald Tank & Equipment Co Inc; American Fuel Cells & Coated Fabrics (amfuel); Waco Composites. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Diisocyanates; Ethylene glycol; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Nonylphenol.
Natural Polymers LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.9% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 89.1K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Marine Electrical Products and McDonald Tank & Equipment Co Inc.
Natural Polymers LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
89K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Natural Polymers LLC: Diisocyanates-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Natural Polymers LLC reports the 348th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Diisocyanates alone is 84.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Marine Electrical Products and McDonald Tank & Equipment Co Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Natural Polymers LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Diisocyanates at 84.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Natural Polymers LLC's total reported releases rose from 21.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 67.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Natural Polymers LLC's off-site transfers rose from 20.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 65.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Natural Polymers LLC's air releases rose from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Natural Polymers 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 Natural Polymers LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 89.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 211% (21.7K lbs to 67.4K lbs).
Natural Polymers LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Natural Polymers LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 211% from 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 67.4K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Diisocyanates | 75.7K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 6.2K lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 6.2K lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol | 1.0K lbs | - |
Natural Polymers LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Natural Polymers LLC
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Forge Group Dekalb LLC DBA Dekalb Forge Co, Unified Wire & Cable Inc., Ozinga Ready-Mix-Dekalb, 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. Marine Electrical Products, McDonald Tank & Equipment Co Inc, American Fuel Cells & Coated Fabrics (amfuel).
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Natural Polymers LLC on cumulative reported pounds (89.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Marine Electrical Products, Silgan Containers Mfg Corp, McDonald Tank & Equipment Co Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Marine Electrical Products Lebanon, MO · Plastics and Rubber 89.1K lbs reported
- Silgan Containers Mfg Corp Sacramento, CA · Fabricated Metals 89.1K lbs reported
- McDonald Tank & Equipment Co Inc Great Bend, KS · Plastics and Rubber 89.1K lbs reported
- Plymouth Tube Trent Plant East Troy, WI · Primary Metals 89.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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, Ethylene glycol, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Nonylphenol; nearby reporters include Forge Group Dekalb LLC DBA Dekalb Forge Co. Natural Polymers LLC stamps LIGHT 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.
Use and verify this record
This Natural Polymers LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Natural Polymers LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cortland, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 326150 · Plastics and Rubber. 6.9% of Dekalb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Marine Electrical Products (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Natural Polymers LLC stamps LIGHT 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