EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Carpenter Co.
Russellville, KY · Parent: Carpenter Co
- Total releases
- 21.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Carpenter Co.: how the 21.4K lbs splits
21.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 21.4K lbs 100.0%
Carpenter Co.'s 21.4K 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: Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate.
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 CARC-HEAVY
Carpenter Co. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Russellville, KY, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 1.5K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 21.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,086 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. Carpenter Co. is pounds #192 and chemical-count #129 at 21.4K 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: Emerson Electric Co; Russellville Engineered Castings Inc; Darling Ingredients Inc.; Logan Aluminum Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Kentucky: Snap-Tite Hose/ Union City; Mar-Bal Pultrusion Inc.; Delaware Valley Custom Marble Inc; Henkel Global Supply Chain. Other Carpenter Co sites in this extract: E R Carpenter LP; Carpenter Co Richmond Plant; Carpenter Co; Er Carpenter LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate; Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers); Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate; Diisocyanates.
Carpenter Co. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Snap-Tite Hose/ Union City and Mar-Bal Pultrusion Inc..
Carpenter Co. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Carpenter Co.: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Carpenter Co. reports the 680th-largest volume (21.4K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 90.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Snap-Tite Hose/ Union City and Mar-Bal Pultrusion Inc..
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (90.7% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Carpenter Co.'s total reported releases fell from 14.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carpenter Co.'s air releases fell from 14.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Carpenter Co. Form-R facts
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See how Carpenter Co. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Carpenter Co. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 30% (2.2K lbs to 1.5K lbs).
Carpenter Co.: 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 Carpenter Co. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 30% 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-2,4-diisocyanate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 2.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 619 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 14.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 1.5K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate | 11.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 5.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate | 2.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Carpenter Co. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Carpenter Co.
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Emerson Electric Co, Russellville Engineered Castings Inc, Darling Ingredients Inc., 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. Snap-Tite Hose/ Union City, Mar-Bal Pultrusion Inc., Delaware Valley Custom Marble Inc.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Carpenter Co. on cumulative reported pounds (21.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Spartan Chemical Co Inc, Craig Wire Products LLC, Twist Inc. 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.
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 Carpenter Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including E R Carpenter LP, Carpenter Co Richmond Plant, Carpenter Co.
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-2,4-diisocyanate, Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Emerson Electric Co. Carpenter Co. stamps LIGHT 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 Carpenter Co. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Carpenter Co. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Russellville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326150 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.0% of Logan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Spartan Chemical Co Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Carpenter Co. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate. 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