EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Contitech USA Inc.
Auburn, IN · Parent: Contitech N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 473.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Contitech USA Inc.: how the 473.3K lbs splits
473.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 393.4K lbs 83.1%
- Off-site Transfers 79.8K lbs 16.9%
- Water Discharges 50 lbs <0.1%
Contitech USA Inc.'s 473.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 83.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 16.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Contitech USA Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Auburn, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 115.9K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 473.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,018 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. Contitech USA Inc. is pounds #91 and chemical-count #54 at 473.3K 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: Dekalb Metal Finishing; Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry; Tower Automotive; Aludyne N.a. LLC (auburn). Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; Geotek LLC; Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc; Charter Next Generation - Turners Falls. Other Contitech N.a. Inc sites in this extract: Contitech USA LLC; Contitech USA LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Toluene; Zinc compounds; Ethylbenzene.
Contitech USA Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (83.1% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 473.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co and Geotek LLC.
Contitech USA Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
473K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Contitech USA Inc. in the Plastics and Rubber sector extract
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Contitech USA Inc. reports the 90th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Indiana include The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co and Geotek LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Contitech USA Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 98.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 115.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Contitech USA Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 12.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Contitech USA Inc.'s air releases rose from 86.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 101.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Contitech USA Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 7 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Contitech USA Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Contitech USA Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 473.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 13% (133.0K lbs to 115.9K lbs).
Contitech USA 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 Contitech USA Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 133.0K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 66.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 59.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 98.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 115.9K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 175.6K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 164.8K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 69.5K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 41.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 9.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Thiram | 3.7K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 2.6K lbs | - |
| 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole | 1.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 10 lbs | - |
Contitech USA Inc. · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Dekalb Metal Finishing, Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Tower Automotive, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Contitech USA Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (473.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Vwr Chemicals LLC, Watts Regulator Co DBA Webster Valve. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Topeka, KS · Plastics and Rubber 473.1K lbs reported
- Vwr Chemicals LLC Sanborn, NY · Chemicals 473.1K lbs reported
- Watts Regulator Co DBA Webster Valve Franklin, NH · Fabricated Metals 472.0K lbs reported
- Meglobal Oyster Creek Freeport, TX · Chemicals 471.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Contitech N.a. Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Contitech USA LLC, Contitech USA LLC.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Zinc compounds, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Dekalb Metal Finishing. Contitech USA Inc. stamps MID 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 Contitech USA Inc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Contitech USA Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Auburn, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326291 · Plastics and Rubber. 9.1% of Dekalb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (Δ 143 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Contitech USA Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (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