EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Thermafiber Inc
Wabash, IN · Parent: Owens Corning
- Total releases
- 505.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Thermafiber Inc: how the 505.1K lbs splits
505.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 505.1K lbs 100.0%
Thermafiber Inc's 505.1K 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: Formaldehyde.
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 CARC-HEAVY
Thermafiber Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wabash, IN, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 68.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 505.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,942 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. Thermafiber Inc is pounds #86 and chemical-count #484 at 505.1K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Real Alloy Specification LLC; Wabash Castings LLC; Paperworks Industries Inc; Bulldog Battery Corp. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Indiana: Holcim (us) Inc.; Wonder Porcelain Group LLC Co-Located Site: Nashville Ready; Wheelabrator Abrasives Inc; Graymont Western U.S. Inc Cricket Mtn Lime Production. Other Owens Corning sites in this extract: Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Newark Oh Facility; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC; Masonite Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formaldehyde; Ammonia.
Thermafiber Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 505.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Holcim (us) Inc. and Wonder Porcelain Group LLC Co-Located Site: Nashville Ready.
Thermafiber Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
505K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Thermafiber Inc: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Thermafiber Inc reports the 61st-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.9% of its sector. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 58.6% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Indiana include Holcim (us) Inc. and Wonder Porcelain Group LLC Co-Located Site: Nashville Ready.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (58.6% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Thermafiber Inc's total reported releases fell from 95.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 68.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thermafiber Inc's air releases fell from 95.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 68.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Thermafiber Inc Form-R facts
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See how Thermafiber Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
38% less than the comparison
78% less 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 Thermafiber Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 505.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 41% (116.6K lbs to 68.6K lbs).
Thermafiber 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 Thermafiber Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased 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: Formaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 116.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 102.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 121.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 95.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 68.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 296.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 209.1K lbs | - |
Thermafiber Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Thermafiber Inc
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Real Alloy Specification LLC, Wabash Castings LLC, Paperworks Industries Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Holcim (us) Inc., Wonder Porcelain Group LLC Co-Located Site: Nashville Ready, Wheelabrator Abrasives Inc.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Thermafiber Inc on cumulative reported pounds (505.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Western Digital Technologies - Fremont, Allnex USA Inc, Dawson Oilseeds Complex. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Owens Corning Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Newark Oh Facility, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC.
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 Formaldehyde, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Real Alloy Specification LLC. Thermafiber 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.
Use and verify this record
This Thermafiber Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Thermafiber Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wabash, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327993 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 14.4% of Wabash TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Western Digital Technologies - Fremont (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Thermafiber Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde. 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