EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Global Composites Inc Plant 3
Elkhart, IN · Parent: Global Composites Inc
- Total releases
- 101.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Global Composites Inc Plant 3: how the 101.6K lbs splits
101.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 101.6K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Global Composites Inc Plant 3's 101.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Global Composites Inc Plant 3 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elkhart, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 16.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 101.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,549 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. Global Composites Inc Plant 3 is pounds #214 and chemical-count #684 at 101.6K 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: Global Composites Inc Plant 1 & 2; Bull Moose Tube Co; Delivery Concepts Inc; Global Composites Inc. Plant 6 Panel Div. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: Great Lakes Composites LLC; Aquatic Co; Gates Corp; Americh Corp. Other Global Composites Inc sites in this extract: Global Composites Inc Plant 4; Global Composites Inc. Plant 6 Panel Div; Global Composites Inc Plant 1 & 2. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Global Composites Inc Plant 3 stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 101.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Great Lakes Composites LLC and Aquatic Co.
Global Composites Inc Plant 3 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
102K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Global Composites Inc Plant 3: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Global Composites Inc Plant 3 reports the 317th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.1% 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 Great Lakes Composites LLC and Aquatic Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Global Composites Inc Plant 3's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Global Composites Inc Plant 3's total reported releases fell from 18.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Global Composites Inc Plant 3's air releases fell from 18.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Global Composites Inc Plant 3 Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Global Composites Inc Plant 3 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 101.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 21% (20.5K lbs to 16.2K lbs).
Global Composites Inc Plant 3: 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 Global Composites Inc Plant 3 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% 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 | 20.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 19.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 26.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 18.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 16.2K 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 | 101.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
Global Composites Inc Plant 3 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Global Composites Inc Plant 3
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Global Composites Inc Plant 1 & 2, Bull Moose Tube Co, Delivery Concepts Inc, 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. Great Lakes Composites LLC, Aquatic Co, Gates Corp.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Global Composites Inc Plant 3 on cumulative reported pounds (101.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Harbisonwalker International Inc, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC, Brandfx LLC. 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.
- Harbisonwalker International Inc Windham, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 101.6K lbs reported
- Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Sedalia, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 101.7K lbs reported
- Brandfx LLC Pocahontas, IA · Transportation Equipment 101.7K lbs reported
- Cabot Corp Pampa Development & Manufacturing Center Pampa, TX · Chemicals 101.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Global Composites Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Global Composites Inc Plant 4, Global Composites Inc. Plant 6 Panel Div, Global Composites Inc Plant 1 & 2.
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 Global Composites Inc Plant 1 & 2. Global Composites Inc Plant 3 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 Global Composites Inc Plant 3 TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Global Composites Inc Plant 3 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elkhart, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.6% of Elkhart TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Harbisonwalker International Inc (Δ 17 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Global Composites Inc Plant 3 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