EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1
Decatur, IN
- Total releases
- 207.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1: how the 207.0K lbs splits
207.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 207.0K lbs 100.0%
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1's 207.0K 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
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 8.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 207.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,183 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. Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 is pounds #158 and chemical-count #679 at 207.0K 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: Thunderbird Products; Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2; Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C.; Prestress Services Industries LLC - Decatur Branch. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: Henniges Automotive; Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 2; Ampac Plastics LLC; Precision Fiberglass Products Ltd.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 207.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Henniges Automotive and Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 2.
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
207K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 reports the 199th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.2% 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 Henniges Automotive and Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 2.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1's total reported releases fell from 28.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1's air releases fell from 28.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 Form-R facts
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See how Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
41% less than the comparison
80% 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 Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 207.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 84% (56.1K lbs to 8.8K lbs).
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1: 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 Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 84% 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 | 56.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 57.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 55.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 28.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 8.8K 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 | 207.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Thunderbird Products, Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2, Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C., 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. Henniges Automotive, Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 2, Ampac Plastics LLC.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 on cumulative reported pounds (207.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Kraton Chemical LLC, Metal Finishing Technologies LLC, U.S. Naval Air Station North Island. 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.
- Kraton Chemical LLC Panama City, FL · Chemicals 207.0K lbs reported
- Metal Finishing Technologies LLC Forestville, CT · Fabricated Metals 207.1K lbs reported
- U.S. Naval Air Station North Island San Diego, CA · Other 206.9K lbs reported
- Eastman Kodak Co Eastman Business Park Rochester, NY · Chemicals 207.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Thunderbird Products. Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 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 Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Decatur, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326121 · Plastics and Rubber. 6.5% of Adams TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kraton Chemical LLC (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1 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