EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Nishikawa Cooper LLC
Topeka, IN · Parent: Nishikawa Cooper LLC
- Total releases
- 7.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nishikawa Cooper LLC: how the 7.2K lbs splits
7.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 7.1K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 28 lbs 0.4%
Nishikawa Cooper LLC's 7.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Nishikawa Cooper LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Topeka, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 6.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 7.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,504 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. Nishikawa Cooper LLC is pounds #473 and chemical-count #406 at 7.2K 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: Forest River Inc Topeka Complex; Keystone Rv Co; Precision Tank & Equipment; Vibracoustic North America LP. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: Continental Tire the Americas LLC; Manstone LLC; Te Connectivity; Concept Plastics Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Ethylene thiourea; 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole.
Nishikawa Cooper LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.2K 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 Manstone LLC.
Nishikawa Cooper LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.2K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nishikawa Cooper LLC: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Nishikawa Cooper LLC reports the 850th-largest volume (7.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 83.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Continental Tire the Americas LLC and Manstone LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nishikawa Cooper LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 83.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nishikawa Cooper LLC's total reported releases rose from 673 lb in 2022 to 6.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nishikawa Cooper LLC's off-site transfers rose from 667 lb in 2022 to 6.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nishikawa Cooper LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nishikawa Cooper LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 47754% (13 lbs to 6.5K lbs).
Nishikawa Cooper LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Nishikawa Cooper LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 47754% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 12 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 10 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 673 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 6.5K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 5.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylene thiourea | 830 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole | 387 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nishikawa Cooper LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nishikawa Cooper LLC
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Forest River Inc Topeka Complex, Keystone Rv Co, Precision Tank & Equipment, 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, Manstone LLC, Te Connectivity.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nishikawa Cooper LLC on cumulative reported pounds (7.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Wireco Worldgroup Chillicothe Facility, U.S. Army National Guard Camp Navajo Range, Continental Tire the Americas LLC. 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.
- Wireco Worldgroup Chillicothe Facility Chillicothe, MO · Primary Metals 7.2K lbs reported
- U.S. Army National Guard Camp Navajo Range Bellemont, AZ · Other 7.2K lbs reported
- Continental Tire the Americas LLC Sumter, SC · Plastics and Rubber 7.2K lbs reported
- Cox Wood of Virginia Blackstone, VA · Wood Products 7.2K 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 Zinc compounds, Ethylene thiourea, 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole; nearby reporters include Forest River Inc Topeka Complex. Nishikawa Cooper LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Nishikawa Cooper LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nishikawa Cooper LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Topeka, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326299 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.6% of Lagrange TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wireco Worldgroup Chillicothe Facility (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nishikawa Cooper LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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