EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Ak Industries Inc
Plymouth, IN
- Total releases
- 371.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ak Industries Inc: how the 371.7K lbs splits
371.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 371.7K lbs 100.0%
Ak Industries Inc's 371.7K 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
Ak Industries Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Plymouth, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 63.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 371.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,300 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. Ak Industries Inc is pounds #109 and chemical-count #667 at 371.7K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hoosier Racing Tire Corp; Azz Galvanizing Services-Plymouth; Maax US Corp.; Pirod Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: Contemporary Products of Texas Inc; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; Charter Next Generation - Blythewood; Henniges Automotive Iowa Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Ak Industries Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 371.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Contemporary Products of Texas Inc and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Ak Industries Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
372K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ak Industries Inc: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Ak Industries Inc reports the 115th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.6% 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 Indiana include Contemporary Products of Texas Inc and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ak Industries Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ak Industries Inc's total reported releases fell from 81.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 63.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ak Industries Inc's air releases fell from 81.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 63.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ak Industries Inc 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 Ak Industries Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 371.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 9% (70.2K lbs to 63.9K lbs).
Ak Industries Inc: 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 Ak Industries Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 9% 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 | 70.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 76.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 79.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 81.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 63.9K 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 | 371.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
Ak Industries Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ak Industries Inc
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Hoosier Racing Tire Corp, Azz Galvanizing Services-Plymouth, Maax US Corp., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Contemporary Products of Texas Inc, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Charter Next Generation - Blythewood.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ak Industries Inc on cumulative reported pounds (371.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include U.s Army Sierra Army Depot, Lamb-Weston/rdo Frozen, Ag Processing Inc. 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 Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. Ak Industries Inc 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.
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This Ak Industries Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ak Industries Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Plymouth, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 5.6% of Marshall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.s Army Sierra Army Depot (Δ 128 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ak Industries Inc 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