EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
3A Composites USA Inc
Benton, KY · Parent: 3A Composites USA Inc
- Total releases
- 43.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
3A Composites USA Inc: how the 43.0K lbs splits
43.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 29.0K lbs 67.5%
- Air Releases 14.0K lbs 32.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
3A Composites USA Inc's 43.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 67.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 32.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
3A Composites USA Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Benton, KY, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 9.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 43.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,462 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. 3A Composites USA Inc is pounds #162 and chemical-count #127 at 43.0K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Evonik Corp; Isp Chemicals LLC; Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC; Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Kentucky: Justin Tanks LLC; Carlisle Syntec a Div of Carlisle Construction Materia; Advanced Flexible Composites Inc; Hadlock Plastics LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
3A Composites USA Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Benton, KY: 43.0K lbs across 5 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 67.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Justin Tanks LLC and Carlisle Syntec a Div of Carlisle Construction Materia.
3A Composites USA Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
43K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3A Composites USA Inc in the Plastics and Rubber sector extract
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, 3A Composites USA Inc reports the 513th-largest volume (43.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Kentucky include Justin Tanks LLC and Carlisle Syntec a Div of Carlisle Construction Materia.
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
- 3A Composites USA Inc's total reported releases fell from 10.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3A Composites USA Inc's air releases fell from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3A Composites USA Inc's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3A Composites USA Inc's off-site transfers rose from 7.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3A Composites USA Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How 3A Composites USA Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 43.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 324% (2.2K lbs to 9.3K lbs).
3A Composites USA Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows 3A Composites USA Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 324% 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 | 2.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 11.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 10.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 10.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 9.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 16.2K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 11.1K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 8.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 7.8K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
3A Composites USA Inc in Marshall
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Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Evonik Corp, Isp Chemicals LLC, Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America LLC, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3A Composites USA Inc on cumulative reported pounds (43.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Renold Inc, Fives Giddings & Lewis LLC, Bluestone Coke. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Evonik Corp. 3A Composites USA Inc stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
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This 3A Composites USA Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3A Composites USA Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Benton, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326130 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.4% of Marshall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Renold Inc (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3A Composites USA Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 67.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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