EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Helena Industries LLC
Des Moines, IA · Parent: Marubeni America Corp
- Total releases
- 9.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 32
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Helena Industries LLC: how the 9.4K lbs splits
9.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.4K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Helena Industries LLC's 9.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Dicamba.
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 TRACE-CARC
Helena Industries LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Des Moines, IA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 20 lbs of releases across 23 chemicals in 2023, and 9.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,960 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Spartech LLC; Diamond Animal Health; Forterra Concrete Products - Des Moines; Titan Tire Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Iowa: Northwest Pipe Co; Royal Chemical Co; Inchem Corp; Royal Chemical Co. Other Marubeni America Corp sites in this extract: Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC; Helena Industries LLC; Helena Industries LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Dicamba; Zinc compounds; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Trifluralin.
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
Iowa TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=460)
- Helena Industries LLC
- Climax Molybdenum Co 5
What this shows Helena Industries LLC leads Iowa chemical count. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #117. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
Helena Industries LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 32 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Northwest Pipe Co and Royal Chemical Co.
Helena Industries LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.4K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Helena Industries LLC: Dicamba-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Helena Industries LLC reports the 2,085th-largest volume (9.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Dicamba alone is 80.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Northwest Pipe Co and Royal Chemical Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Helena Industries LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Dicamba at 80.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Helena Industries LLC Form-R facts
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2.9× more than the comparison
32.0× 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 Helena Industries LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (8.5K lbs to 20 lbs).
Helena Industries LLC: 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 Helena Industries LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Dicamba.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.5K lbs | 24 |
| 2020 | 597 lbs | 24 |
| 2021 | 183 lbs | 19 |
| 2022 | 20 lbs | 24 |
| 2023 | 20 lbs | 23 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 32 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Dicamba | 7.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 996 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 339 lbs | - |
| Trifluralin | 246 lbs | - |
| Diuron | 71 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 47 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Metribuzin | 43 lbs | - |
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | 29 lbs | - |
| 2,4-D | 17 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Pendimethalin | 10 lbs | - |
| Propanil | 10 lbs | - |
| Methoxone | 4 lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 3 lbs | - |
| 2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 2,4-D 2-butoxyethyl ester | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
| Atrazine | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Fomesafen | 0 lbs | - |
| Hexazinone | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
| Triclopyr-triethylammonium salt | 0 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
| Picloram | 0 lbs | - |
| Sethoxydim | 0 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Triethylamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitrapyrin | 0 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| S-Ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate | 0 lbs | - |
Helena Industries LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Helena Industries LLC
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Spartech LLC, Diamond Animal Health, Forterra Concrete Products - Des Moines, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Northwest Pipe Co, Royal Chemical Co, Inchem Corp.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Helena Industries LLC on cumulative reported pounds (9.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (32). Release-pound peers include Elderlee Inc, Riverbend Sand & Gravel, Tg Missouri. Chemical-count peers include Uss-Clairton Plant, Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant, Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek. 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.
- Elderlee Inc Oaks Corners, NY · Fabricated Metals 9.4K lbs reported
- Riverbend Sand & Gravel Salem, OR · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 9.4K lbs reported
- Tg Missouri Perryville, MO · Transportation Equipment 9.4K lbs reported
- Peco Foods Inc - Bay Springs Processing Bay Springs, MS · Food 9.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Marubeni America Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC, Helena Industries LLC, Helena Industries 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 Dicamba, Zinc compounds, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Trifluralin; nearby reporters include Spartech LLC. Helena Industries LLC stamps LIGHT 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 Helena Industries LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Dicamba) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Helena Industries LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Des Moines, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325320 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Polk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Elderlee Inc (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Helena Industries LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Dicamba. 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