EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Flexcon Co Inc.
Spencer, MA
- Total releases
- 67.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Flexcon Co Inc.: how the 78.5K lbs splits
78.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 78.5K lbs 100.0%
Flexcon Co Inc.'s 78.5K 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.
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-LEAN
Flexcon Co Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Spencer, MA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 11.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 67.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,464 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Flexcon Co Inc. is pounds #51 and chemical-count #70 at 67.3K lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dauphinais Concrete Inc.; Karl Storz Endovision; Incom Inc; Vibram Corp. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Massachusetts: Hess Services Inc-North Yard; Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville; Air Products; Michelin Aircraft Tire Co Michelin North Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Vinyl acetate; Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Hexane.
Compare Flexcon Co Inc. with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Dauphinais Concrete Inc. Charlton · 49 lbs
- Karl Storz Endovision Charlton · 1.9K lbs
- Incom Inc Charlton · 1.1K lbs
- Vibram Corp North Brookfield · 47.3K lbs
Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber sites elsewhere: Hess Services Inc-North Yard (KS) · Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville (NC) · Air Products (MO)
Flexcon Co Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 67.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hess Services Inc-North Yard and Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville.
Flexcon Co Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
67K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Flexcon Co Inc.: Toluene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Flexcon Co Inc. reports the 408th-largest volume (67.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 83.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Hess Services Inc-North Yard and Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Flexcon Co Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 83.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Flexcon Co Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 13.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Flexcon Co Inc.'s air releases fell from 13.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Flexcon Co Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Flexcon Co Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 78.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 22% (14.4K lbs to 11.2K lbs).
Flexcon Co Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Flexcon Co Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% from 2019 to 2024). 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 14.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 14.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 13.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 9.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 11.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 65.9K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 6.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 4.5K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 1.7K lbs | - |
Flexcon Co Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Flexcon Co Inc.
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Dauphinais Concrete Inc., Karl Storz Endovision, Incom Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Hess Services Inc-North Yard, Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville, Air Products.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Flexcon Co Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (67.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC, Iroquois Bio-Energy Co LLC, Blommer Chocolate Co/e Greenville Plt. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Cooley Inc. 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Cooley Inc Pawtucket, RI · Textiles 4 chemicals
- Manchester Street Llc. Providence, RI · Electric Utilities 4 chemicals
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, Vinyl acetate, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Dauphinais Concrete Inc.. Flexcon Co Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Flexcon Co Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Flexcon Co Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Spencer, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 4.5% of Worcester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Flexcon Co Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene. 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