EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Polar King International Inc
Fort Wayne, IN · Parent: Polar King International Inc
- Total releases
- 284.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Polar King International Inc: how the 284.2K lbs splits
284.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 284.2K lbs 100.0%
Polar King International Inc's 284.2K 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
Polar King International Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Wayne, IN, in the machinery sector. It reported 67.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 284.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,667 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. Polar King International Inc is pounds #136 and chemical-count #673 at 284.2K 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: Rea Magnet Wire Co; Trelleborg Seals Div; Fort Wayne Anodizing Corporati On; Multimatic. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Indiana: John Deere Des Moines Works; Cameron International Corp; Andritz Inc.; Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Polar King International Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 284.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include John Deere Des Moines Works and Cameron International Corp.
Polar King International Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
284K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Polar King International Inc: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Polar King International Inc reports the 25th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.1% 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 John Deere Des Moines Works and Cameron International Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Polar King International Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Polar King International Inc's total reported releases rose from 66.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 67.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polar King International Inc's air releases rose from 66.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 67.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Polar King International Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Polar King International Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 284.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 61% (42.0K lbs to 67.7K lbs).
Polar King International Inc: 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 Polar King International Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 61% 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 | 42.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 57.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 50.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 66.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 67.7K 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 | 284.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
Polar King International Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Polar King International Inc
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Rea Magnet Wire Co, Trelleborg Seals Div, Fort Wayne Anodizing Corporati On, ordered by distance.
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Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. John Deere Des Moines Works, Cameron International Corp, Andritz Inc..
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Polar King International Inc on cumulative reported pounds (284.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include S B Foot Tanning Co, Elkay Wood Products Co, Intel Corp-Ronler Acres Campus. 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.
- S B Foot Tanning Co Red Wing, MN · Leather 284.4K lbs reported
- Elkay Wood Products Co Aurora, CO · Furniture 284.6K lbs reported
- Intel Corp-Ronler Acres Campus Hillsboro, OR · Computers and Electronic Products 283.6K lbs reported
- Charles R Lowman Power Plant Leroy, AL · Electric Utilities 284.8K 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 Rea Magnet Wire Co. Polar King International Inc 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.
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This Polar King International Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Polar King International Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Wayne, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333415 · Machinery. 2.8% of Allen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Belden (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Polar King International Inc 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