EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Master Guard LLC
Veedersburg, IN · Parent: Flex-N-Gate Corp
- Total releases
- 520.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Master Guard LLC: how the 520.2K lbs splits
520.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 482.9K lbs 92.8%
- Off-site Transfers 36.8K lbs 7.1%
- Water Discharges 468 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Master Guard LLC's 520.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 92.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 7.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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-LEAN
Master Guard LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Veedersburg, IN, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 76.4K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 520.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,899 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. Master Guard LLC is pounds #82 and chemical-count #121 at 520.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft LLC; Harrison Steel Castings Co; C&d Technologies Inc; Duke Energy Indiana Inc. Cayuga Generating Station. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Indiana: Maverick Boat Group Inc.; General Motors Lansing Delta Township; Vigor Industrial; Carolina Skiff LLC. Other Flex-N-Gate Corp sites in this extract: Ventra Ionia Main LLC; Ventra Ionia Paint LLC; Flex-N-Gate Oklahoma L.L.C.; Guardian West. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Toluene; Ethylbenzene; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Master Guard LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (92.8% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 520.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Maverick Boat Group Inc. and General Motors Lansing Delta Township.
Master Guard LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
520K 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
Master Guard LLC inside Fountain's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Master Guard LLC reports the 76th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 68.5% of every pound reported in Fountain. Scale peers outside Indiana include Maverick Boat Group Inc. and General Motors Lansing Delta Township.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Fountain's reported pounds (759.3K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Master Guard LLC's total reported releases rose from 68.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 76.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Master Guard LLC's off-site transfers fell from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 951 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Master Guard LLC's water releases fell from 102 lb in 2022 to 75 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Master Guard LLC's air releases rose from 66.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 75.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Master Guard LLC Form-R facts
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See how Master Guard LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
5.1× more than the comparison
75% 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 Master Guard LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 520.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 48% (147.1K lbs to 76.4K lbs).
Master Guard LLC: 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 Master Guard LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 48% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 147.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 104.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 123.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 68.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 76.4K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 292.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 99.2K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 90.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 35.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 1.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 346 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 117 lbs | - |
Master Guard LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Master Guard LLC
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft LLC, Harrison Steel Castings Co, C&d Technologies Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Maverick Boat Group Inc., General Motors Lansing Delta Township, Vigor Industrial.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Master Guard LLC on cumulative reported pounds (520.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Crown Beverage Packaging, Versum Materials US LLC, Nucor Coatings Corp. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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 Flex-N-Gate Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ventra Ionia Main LLC, Ventra Ionia Paint LLC, Flex-N-Gate Oklahoma L.L.C..
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft LLC. Master Guard LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Master Guard LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Master Guard LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Veedersburg, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336390 · Transportation Equipment. 68.5% of Fountain TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Crown Beverage Packaging (Δ 309 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Master Guard LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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