EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2
Decatur, IN
- Total releases
- 577.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2: how the 577.1K lbs splits
577.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 577.1K lbs 100.0%
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2's 577.1K 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
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 50.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 577.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,784 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 43-2 is pounds #78 and chemical-count #482 at 577.1K 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 43-1; Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C.; Prestress Services Industries LLC - Decatur Branch. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: Continental Tire the Americas LLC; Inoac Exterior Systems LLC; American Environmental Container Corp; McClarin Plastics LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Methyl methacrylate.
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2 stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 577.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Continental Tire the Americas LLC and Inoac Exterior Systems LLC.
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
577K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% 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 43-2: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2 reports the 73rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 97.8% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 97.8% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Indiana include Continental Tire the Americas LLC and Inoac Exterior Systems LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 97.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2's total reported releases fell from 108.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2's air releases fell from 108.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2 Form-R facts
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See how Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 43-2 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 577.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 71% (170.3K lbs to 50.0K lbs).
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2: 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 43-2 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 71% 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 | 170.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 119.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 129.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 108.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 50.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 564.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 12.4K lbs | - |
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Thunderbird Products, Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1, 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. Continental Tire the Americas LLC, Inoac Exterior Systems LLC, American Environmental Container Corp.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2 on cumulative reported pounds (577.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America Co, Gulf Marine Repair Corp, Anomatic Corp. 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.
- Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America Co Pendergrass, GA · Transportation Equipment 576.8K lbs reported
- Gulf Marine Repair Corp Tampa, FL · Transportation Equipment 576.6K lbs reported
- Anomatic Corp Newark, OH · Fabricated Metals 577.7K lbs reported
- Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant Elkin, NC · Wood Products 578.1K 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, Methyl methacrylate; nearby reporters include Thunderbird Products. Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2 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 43-2 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 43-2 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Decatur, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 18.2% of Adams TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America Co (Δ 338 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2 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