EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Royal Adhesives & Sealants
South Bend, IN · Parent: Hb Fuller Co
- Total releases
- 147.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Royal Adhesives & Sealants: how the 147.2K lbs splits
147.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 107.3K lbs 72.9%
- Off-site Transfers 39.9K lbs 27.1%
Royal Adhesives & Sealants's 147.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 72.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 27.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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 TRACE-CARC
Royal Adhesives & Sealants is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Bend, IN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 30.7K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 147.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,780 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. Royal Adhesives & Sealants is pounds #184 and chemical-count #66 at 147.2K 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: Safety-Kleen Systems South Bend (sbi); Imagineering Enterprises LLC; Honeywell Aerospace South Bend; Steel Warehouse Co LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Indiana: Kenvue Brands LLC; Sherwin-Williams Co; Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc; Lanco Manufacturing Corp. Other Hb Fuller Co sites in this extract: H.b. Fuller Co; H.b. Fuller Co; H.b. Fuller Construction Products Inc.; Royal Adhesives & Sealants. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Zinc compounds; n-Hexane; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Royal Adhesives & Sealants stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (72.9% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 147.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kenvue Brands LLC and Sherwin-Williams Co.
Royal Adhesives & Sealants vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
147K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Royal Adhesives & Sealants: Toluene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Royal Adhesives & Sealants reports the 731st-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 61.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Kenvue Brands LLC and Sherwin-Williams Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Royal Adhesives & Sealants's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 61.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Royal Adhesives & Sealants's total reported releases rose from 25.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Royal Adhesives & Sealants's off-site transfers rose from 150 lb in 2022 to 11.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Royal Adhesives & Sealants's air releases fell from 25.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Royal Adhesives & Sealants's chemicals reported fell from 9 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Royal Adhesives & Sealants Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Royal Adhesives & Sealants releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 147.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 48% (20.8K lbs to 30.7K lbs).
Royal Adhesives & Sealants: 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 Royal Adhesives & Sealants year-over-year reported totals (increased 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 28.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 41.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 25.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 30.7K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 90.4K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 39.9K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 11.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 602 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 127 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
| Propylene | 0 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 0 lbs | - |
Royal Adhesives & Sealants · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Royal Adhesives & Sealants on cumulative reported pounds (147.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Guardian Manufacturing Co, Illinois Cement Co, Trimold LLC. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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 Hb Fuller Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including H.b. Fuller Co, H.b. Fuller Co, H.b. Fuller Construction Products Inc..
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 Toluene, Zinc compounds, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Safety-Kleen Systems South Bend (sbi). Royal Adhesives & Sealants stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Royal Adhesives & Sealants TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Royal Adhesives & Sealants totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Bend, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325520 · Chemicals. 5.9% of St. Joseph TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Guardian Manufacturing Co (Δ 18 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Royal Adhesives & Sealants stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Toluene. 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