EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Premier Fiberglass
Elkhart, IN
- Total releases
- 152.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Premier Fiberglass: how the 152.1K lbs splits
152.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 152.1K lbs 100.0%
Premier Fiberglass's 152.1K 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Premier Fiberglass is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elkhart, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 37.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 152.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,727 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. Premier Fiberglass is pounds #179 and chemical-count #681 at 152.1K 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: Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete - Elkhart; Rollie Williams Paint Spot Inc.; Cana Inc.; Nanochem Technologies LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: Lfm Waycross; Maax US Corp; Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll; Virginia Marble Manufacturers Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Premier Fiberglass stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 152.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lfm Waycross and Maax US Corp.
Premier Fiberglass vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
152K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Premier Fiberglass: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Premier Fiberglass reports the 250th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.6% 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 Lfm Waycross and Maax US Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Premier Fiberglass's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Premier Fiberglass's total reported releases rose from 30.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Premier Fiberglass's air releases rose from 30.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Premier Fiberglass Form-R facts
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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 Premier Fiberglass releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 152.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1% (37.3K lbs to 37.8K lbs).
Premier Fiberglass: 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 Premier Fiberglass year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1% 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 | 37.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 24.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 22.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 30.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 37.8K 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 | 152.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
Premier Fiberglass · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Premier Fiberglass
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete - Elkhart, Rollie Williams Paint Spot Inc., Cana Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Lfm Waycross, Maax US Corp, Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Premier Fiberglass on cumulative reported pounds (152.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include US Doe Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc., Enviva Pellets LLC Cottondale Plant. 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.
- US Doe Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Piketon, OH · Chemicals 152.2K lbs reported
- Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. Williamsport, MD · Chemicals 152.2K lbs reported
- Enviva Pellets LLC Cottondale Plant Cottondale, FL · Wood Products 151.9K lbs reported
- Hexion Inc-Sheboygan Site Sheboygan, WI · Chemicals 151.9K 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 Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete - Elkhart. Premier Fiberglass 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 Premier Fiberglass TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Premier Fiberglass totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elkhart, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.8% of Elkhart TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Doe Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (Δ 84 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Premier Fiberglass 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