EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Carpenter Co Elkhart Div
Elkhart, IN · Parent: Carpenter Co
- Total releases
- 2.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Carpenter Co Elkhart Div: how the 2.7K lbs splits
2.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.7K lbs 100.0%
Carpenter Co Elkhart Div's 2.7K 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: Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers).
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-HEAVY
Carpenter Co Elkhart Div is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elkhart, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 254 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 2.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,285 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. Carpenter Co Elkhart Div is pounds #538 and chemical-count #220 at 2.7K 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: Thor Motor Coach Inc; Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.; Patrick Industries Inc. D/b/a Alpha Systems; Highwater Marine Llc. DBA Godfrey Marine. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: Dfa US Inc.; Fxi Inc. - Baldwyn; Taylor Made Products LLC; Kardoes Rubber Co Inc a Hexpol Co. Other Carpenter Co sites in this extract: E R Carpenter LP; Carpenter Co Richmond Plant; Carpenter Co.; Carpenter Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers); Diisocyanates; 1,3-Phenylenediamine; Ethylene glycol.
Carpenter Co Elkhart Div stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dfa US Inc. and Fxi Inc. - Baldwyn.
Carpenter Co Elkhart Div vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.7K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Carpenter Co Elkhart Div: Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Carpenter Co Elkhart Div reports the 959th-largest volume (2.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) alone is 86.7% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 86.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Indiana include Dfa US Inc. and Fxi Inc. - Baldwyn.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Carpenter Co Elkhart Div's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) at 86.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Carpenter Co Elkhart Div's total reported releases fell from 649 lb in 2022 to 254 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carpenter Co Elkhart Div's air releases fell from 649 lb in 2022 to 254 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Carpenter Co Elkhart Div Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Carpenter Co Elkhart Div stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
77% less than the comparison
38% 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 Carpenter Co Elkhart Div releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 61% (652 lbs to 254 lbs).
Carpenter Co Elkhart Div: 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 Carpenter Co Elkhart Div year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 61% 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 diisocyanate (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 652 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 704 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 461 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 649 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 254 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 diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 2.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 363 lbs | - |
| 1,3-Phenylenediamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
Carpenter Co Elkhart Div · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Carpenter Co Elkhart Div
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Thor Motor Coach Inc, Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc., Patrick Industries Inc. D/b/a Alpha Systems, 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. Dfa US Inc., Fxi Inc. - Baldwyn, Taylor Made Products LLC.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Carpenter Co Elkhart Div on cumulative reported pounds (2.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Prc-Desoto International Inc, Premiere Packaging LLC, Dfa US Inc.. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Carpenter Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including E R Carpenter LP, Carpenter Co Richmond Plant, Carpenter Co..
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 diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Diisocyanates, 1,3-Phenylenediamine, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Thor Motor Coach Inc. Carpenter Co Elkhart Div stamps LIGHT 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 Carpenter Co Elkhart Div TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Carpenter Co Elkhart Div totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elkhart, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326150 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.0% of Elkhart TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Prc-Desoto International Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Carpenter Co Elkhart Div stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers). 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