EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Global Composites Inc Plant 4
Elkhart, IN · Parent: Global Composites Inc
- Total releases
- 641.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Global Composites Inc Plant 4: how the 641.7K lbs splits
641.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 641.7K lbs 100.0%
Global Composites Inc Plant 4's 641.7K 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.
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-HEAVY
Global Composites Inc Plant 4 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elkhart, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 88.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 641.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,676 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 4 is pounds #76 and chemical-count #351 at 641.7K 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: Truck Accessories Group LLC DBA Tag Midwest; Lta Manufacturing LLC; Lippert Components Inc. 83; Global Composites Inc. Plant 6 Panel Div. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: Mincey Marble Manufacturing Inc.; Baxter Healthcare Corp; 3M Co - Brownwood; Aquatic Bath. Other Global Composites Inc sites in this extract: Global Composites Inc. Plant 6 Panel Div; Global Composites Inc Plant 1 & 2; Global Composites Inc Plant 3. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Methyl methacrylate; Dimethyl phthalate.
Global Composites Inc Plant 4 stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 641.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mincey Marble Manufacturing Inc. and Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Global Composites Inc Plant 4 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
642K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% 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 4: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Global Composites Inc Plant 4 reports the 66th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 92.4% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 92.4% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Indiana include Mincey Marble Manufacturing Inc. and Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Global Composites Inc Plant 4's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 92.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Global Composites Inc Plant 4's total reported releases fell from 141.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 88.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Global Composites Inc Plant 4's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Global Composites Inc Plant 4's air releases fell from 141.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 88.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Global Composites Inc Plant 4 Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Global Composites Inc Plant 4 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
89% more than the comparison
3.0× more 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 Global Composites Inc Plant 4 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 641.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 28% (123.1K lbs to 88.7K lbs).
Global Composites Inc Plant 4: 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 4 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 28% 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 | 123.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 112.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 175.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 141.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 88.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 593.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 28.2K lbs | - |
| Dimethyl phthalate | 20.3K lbs | - |
Global Composites Inc Plant 4 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Global Composites Inc Plant 4
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Truck Accessories Group LLC DBA Tag Midwest, Lta Manufacturing LLC, Lippert Components Inc. 83, 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. Mincey Marble Manufacturing Inc., Baxter Healthcare Corp, 3M Co - Brownwood.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Global Composites Inc Plant 4 on cumulative reported pounds (641.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Ervin Industries in Amasteel Div, Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel, Technic Inc Engineered Powders Div. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Ervin Industries in Amasteel Div Butler, PA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 641.7K lbs reported
- Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel Pueblo, CO · Primary Metals 641.8K lbs reported
- Technic Inc Engineered Powders Div Woonsocket, RI · Primary Metals 641.4K lbs reported
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Co - Pasadena Plastics Complex Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 641.1K 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 6 Panel Div, Global Composites Inc Plant 1 & 2, Global Composites Inc Plant 3.
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, Methyl methacrylate, Dimethyl phthalate; nearby reporters include Truck Accessories Group LLC DBA Tag Midwest. Global Composites Inc Plant 4 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 4 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 4 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. 3.6% of Elkhart TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ervin Industries in Amasteel Div (Δ 14 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Global Composites Inc Plant 4 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