EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ppg Lafayette
Lafayette, IN · Parent: Ppg Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 79.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ppg Lafayette: how the 79.1K lbs splits
79.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 65.4K lbs 82.6%
- Off-site Transfers 13.7K lbs 17.4%
Ppg Lafayette's 79.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 82.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 17.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Ppg Lafayette is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lafayette, IN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 14.4K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 79.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,088 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. Ppg Lafayette is pounds #242 and chemical-count #104 at 79.1K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wabash National L.P.; Wabash National L.P.; Arconic US LLC; Industrial Plating Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Indiana: Accurate Dispersions; Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics; 1I Branch - Specialty Services Complex; Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy. Other Ppg Industries Inc sites in this extract: Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings; Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex; Ppg Industries Inc Barberton; Ppg Brazil Liquid. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Xylene (mixed isomers); Zinc compounds; n-Butyl alcohol.
Ppg Lafayette stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (82.6% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 79.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Accurate Dispersions and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.
Ppg Lafayette vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
79K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ppg Lafayette in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ppg Lafayette reports the 1,038th-largest volume (79.1K lbs). Scale peers outside Indiana include Accurate Dispersions and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ppg Lafayette's total reported releases rose from 12.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ppg Lafayette's off-site transfers rose from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ppg Lafayette's air releases rose from 10.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ppg Lafayette Form-R facts
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33% 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 Ppg Lafayette releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 79.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 41% (10.2K lbs to 14.4K lbs).
Ppg Lafayette: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ppg Lafayette year-over-year reported totals (increased by 41% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 13.5K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 28.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 12.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 14.4K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 21.5K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 17.8K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 14.4K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 11.4K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 4.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 4.8K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 2.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 1.6K lbs | - |
Ppg Lafayette · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ppg Lafayette
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Wabash National L.P., Wabash National L.P., Arconic US LLC, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Accurate Dispersions, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, 1I Branch - Specialty Services Complex.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ppg Lafayette on cumulative reported pounds (79.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Pom Wonderful, Accurate Dispersions, Dauphin Precision Tool LLC. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Ppg Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings, Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex, Ppg Industries Inc Barberton.
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 Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), Zinc compounds, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Wabash National L.P.. Ppg Lafayette stamps LIGHT 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 Ppg Lafayette TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ppg Lafayette totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lafayette, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.8% of Tippecanoe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pom Wonderful (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ppg Lafayette stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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