EPA TRI Facility · Paper
3M Co - Hartford City
Hartford City, IN · Parent: 3M Co
- Total releases
- 48.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
3M Co - Hartford City: how the 48.3K lbs splits
48.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 44.9K lbs 93.0%
- Off-site Transfers 3.4K lbs 7.0%
3M Co - Hartford City's 48.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 93.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 7.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
3M Co - Hartford City is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hartford City, IN, in the paper sector. It reported 14.9K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 48.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,193 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. 3M Co - Hartford City is pounds #292 and chemical-count #205 at 48.3K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: New Indy Containerboad Hartford City Mill; Ox Paperboard Eaton Llc.; Brc Rubber& Plastics Inc; Ardagh Glass Inc. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Indiana: Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill; O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments; Graphic Packaging International LLC; Graphic Packaging International LLC. 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: Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Zinc compounds; Ethylbenzene.
3M Co - Hartford City stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (93.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 48.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill and O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments.
3M Co - Hartford City vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
48K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3M Co - Hartford City inside Blackford's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, 3M Co - Hartford City reports the 199th-largest volume (48.3K lbs). This one site accounts for 83.4% of every pound reported in Blackford. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 81.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill and O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Blackford's reported pounds (57.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- 3M Co - Hartford City's total reported releases rose from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Hartford City's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Hartford City's air releases rose from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Hartford City's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3M Co - Hartford City Form-R facts
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See how 3M Co - Hartford City stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 3M Co - Hartford City releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 48.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 103% (7.4K lbs to 14.9K lbs).
3M Co - Hartford City: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows 3M Co - Hartford City year-over-year reported totals (increased by 103% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 9.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 10.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 5.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 14.9K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 39.5K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 873 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 671 lbs | - |
3M Co - Hartford City · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to 3M Co - Hartford City
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including New Indy Containerboad Hartford City Mill, Ox Paperboard Eaton Llc., Brc Rubber& Plastics Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill, O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments, Graphic Packaging International LLC.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3M Co - Hartford City on cumulative reported pounds (48.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Diamond V Mills LLC, Orenco Systems Inc - Sutherlin Facility, Central Electropolishing Co. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Diamond V Mills LLC Cedar Rapids, IA · Food 48.3K lbs reported
- Orenco Systems Inc - Sutherlin Facility Sutherlin, OR · Plastics and Rubber 48.3K lbs reported
- Central Electropolishing Co Anthony, KS · Fabricated Metals 48.3K lbs reported
- Fisk Alloy Wire Inc Hawthorne, NJ · Primary Metals 48.2K lbs reported
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 Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Zinc compounds, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include New Indy Containerboad Hartford City Mill. 3M Co - Hartford City stamps LIGHT 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 - Hartford City TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3M Co - Hartford City totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hartford City, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322220 · Paper. 83.4% of Blackford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Diamond V Mills LLC (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3M Co - Hartford City stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene. 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