EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Front Line Manufacturing
Warsaw, IN · Parent: Patrick Industries
- Total releases
- 861.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Front Line Manufacturing: how the 861.7K lbs splits
861.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 861.7K lbs 100.0%
Front Line Manufacturing's 861.7K 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
Front Line Manufacturing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Warsaw, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 157.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 861.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,426 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. Front Line Manufacturing is pounds #62 and chemical-count #480 at 861.7K 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: Front Line Manufacturing Warsaw; Explorer Van Inc; Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services; Zimmer Biomet Inc.. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: Hubbell Lenoir City Inc; Charter Next Generation - Milton; Church & Dwight Co Inc; Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc. Other Patrick Industries sites in this extract: Structural Composites of India Na Inc; Charleston Corp; Carrera Custom Painting Inc.; Better Way Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Cobalt compounds.
Front Line Manufacturing stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 861.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hubbell Lenoir City Inc and Charter Next Generation - Milton.
Front Line Manufacturing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
862K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Front Line Manufacturing: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Front Line Manufacturing reports the 41st-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.7% 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 Hubbell Lenoir City Inc and Charter Next Generation - Milton.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Front Line Manufacturing's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Front Line Manufacturing's total reported releases fell from 163.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 157.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Front Line Manufacturing's air releases fell from 163.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 157.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Front Line Manufacturing Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Front Line Manufacturing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 861.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 18% (133.0K lbs to 157.5K lbs).
Front Line Manufacturing: 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 Front Line Manufacturing year-over-year reported totals (increased by 18% 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 | 133.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 184.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 223.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 163.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 157.5K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 861.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Front Line Manufacturing · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Front Line Manufacturing
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Front Line Manufacturing Warsaw, Explorer Van Inc, Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Hubbell Lenoir City Inc, Charter Next Generation - Milton, Church & Dwight Co Inc.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Front Line Manufacturing on cumulative reported pounds (861.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Novelis, Pb Holdco Inc., Hubbell Lenoir City Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Patrick Industries Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Structural Composites of India Na Inc, Charleston Corp, Carrera Custom Painting Inc..
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, Cobalt compounds; nearby reporters include Front Line Manufacturing Warsaw. Front Line Manufacturing 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.
Use and verify this record
This Front Line Manufacturing TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Front Line Manufacturing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Warsaw, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326191 · Plastics and Rubber. 11.2% of Kosciusko TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Novelis (Δ 34 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Front Line Manufacturing 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