EPA TRI Facility · Leather
Vibram Corp
North Brookfield, MA · Parent: Vibram USA
- Total releases
- 47.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Vibram Corp: how the 53.6K lbs splits
53.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 53.6K lbs 99.9%
- Water Discharges 41 lbs 0.1%
- Air Releases 12 lbs <0.1%
Vibram Corp's 53.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Vibram Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in North Brookfield, MA, in the leather sector. It reported 6.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 47.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 6,239 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. Vibram Corp is pounds #62 and chemical-count #165 at 47.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Flexcon Co Inc.; Kanzaki Specialty Papers Inc.; Incom Inc; Dauphinais Concrete Inc.. Similar-scale Leather peers outside Massachusetts: Thiele Tanning; Tennessee Tanning Co; Tasman Leather Group LLC; D R Diedrich & Co Ltd. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Diisocyanates.
Compare Vibram Corp with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Flexcon Co Inc. Spencer · 67.3K lbs
- Kanzaki Specialty Papers Inc. Ware · 2.4K lbs
- Incom Inc Charlton · 1.1K lbs
- Dauphinais Concrete Inc. Charlton · 49 lbs
Similar-scale Leather sites elsewhere: Thiele Tanning (WI) · Tennessee Tanning Co (TN) · Tasman Leather Group LLC (ME)
Vibram Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 47.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Thiele Tanning and Tennessee Tanning Co.
Vibram Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
47K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Vibram Corp: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 22 Leather facilities in this database, Vibram Corp reports the 11th-largest volume (47.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Thiele Tanning and Tennessee Tanning Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Vibram Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Vibram Corp's total reported releases rose from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vibram Corp's off-site transfers rose from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Vibram Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Vibram Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 53.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 52% (13.2K lbs to 6.3K lbs).
Vibram Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Vibram Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 52% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 9.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 9.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 12.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 6.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 53.6K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 12 lbs | - |
Vibram Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Flexcon Co Inc., Kanzaki Specialty Papers Inc., Incom Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Leather Facilities
Other Leather facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Thiele Tanning, Tennessee Tanning Co, Tasman Leather Group LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Vibram Corp on cumulative reported pounds (47.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Interplastic Corp, Cloverland Farms Dairy, E-Stone USA Corp. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Zinc compounds, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Flexcon Co Inc.. Vibram Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.
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This Vibram Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Vibram Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for North Brookfield, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 316210 · Leather. 3.2% of Worcester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Interplastic Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Vibram Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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