EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
American Fuji Seal
Bardstown, KY
- Total releases
- 2.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
American Fuji Seal: how the 2.9K lbs splits
2.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.9K lbs 100.0%
American Fuji Seal's 2.9K 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: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
American Fuji Seal is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bardstown, KY, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 517 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 2.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 12,179 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. American Fuji Seal is pounds #277 and chemical-count #378 at 2.9K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tower Automotive; Toyota Boshoku Kentucky L.L.C. - Bardstown; Inoac Packaging Group; Tower Automotive. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Kentucky: G & B Fiberglass Products Co Inc; Roehm America LLC; Parker Hannifin Corp; Ampac Flexibles LLC (previously Flexicon Inc). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
American Fuji Seal stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.9K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include G & B Fiberglass Products Co Inc and Roehm America LLC.
American Fuji Seal vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.9K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Fuji Seal: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, American Fuji Seal reports the 954th-largest volume (2.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include G & B Fiberglass Products Co Inc and Roehm America LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of American Fuji Seal's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
American Fuji Seal Form-R facts
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See how American Fuji Seal stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.8× more than the comparison
75% 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 American Fuji Seal releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 44% (922 lbs to 517 lbs).
American Fuji Seal: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows American Fuji Seal year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 44% from 2019 to 2022). 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 | 922 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 595 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 869 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 517 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 2.9K lbs | - |
American Fuji Seal · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Fuji Seal
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Tower Automotive, Toyota Boshoku Kentucky L.L.C. - Bardstown, Inoac Packaging Group, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. G & B Fiberglass Products Co Inc, Roehm America LLC, Parker Hannifin Corp.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Fuji Seal on cumulative reported pounds (2.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include US Dod Nas Lemoore (installation), G & B Fiberglass Products Co Inc, Duke Energy Indiana Inc-Gallagher Generating Station. 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 Dod Nas Lemoore (installation) Lemoore, CA · Other 2.9K lbs reported
- G & B Fiberglass Products Co Inc Banning, CA · Plastics and Rubber 2.9K lbs reported
- Duke Energy Indiana Inc-Gallagher Generating Station New Albany, IN · Electric Utilities 2.9K lbs reported
- Generac Power Systems Inc-Eagle Eagle, WI · Electrical Equipment 2.9K 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 Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Tower Automotive. American Fuji Seal stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 American Fuji Seal TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Fuji Seal totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bardstown, KY, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 326112 · Plastics and Rubber. 4.9% of Nelson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Dod Nas Lemoore (installation) (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Fuji Seal stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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