EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
General Formulations Inc
Sparta, MI · Parent: Celia Corp
- Total releases
- 11.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
General Formulations Inc: how the 11.0K lbs splits
11.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 11.0K lbs 100.0%
General Formulations Inc's 11.0K 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
General Formulations Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sparta, MI, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 3.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 11.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,617 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. General Formulations Inc is pounds #367 and chemical-count #483 at 11.0K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tesa Plant Sparta LLC; Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems; Cascade Die Casting / Great Lakes; Rapid Engineering. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Michigan: Dunmore International Corp; Piercan USA Inc.; Lf Manufacturing Inc - Riddleville Plant; Zeus Co LLC Bnj. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; n-Hexane.
General Formulations Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dunmore International Corp and Piercan USA Inc..
General Formulations Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
General Formulations Inc: Toluene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, General Formulations Inc reports the 788th-largest volume (11.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 85.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Dunmore International Corp and Piercan USA Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of General Formulations Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 85.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- General Formulations Inc's total reported releases fell from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Formulations Inc's air releases fell from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
General Formulations Inc Form-R facts
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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 General Formulations Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 74% (1.7K lbs to 3.0K lbs).
General Formulations Inc: 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 General Formulations Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 74% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.0K lbs | 2 |
General Formulations Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to General Formulations Inc
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Tesa Plant Sparta LLC, Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems, Cascade Die Casting / Great Lakes, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 790 other reporting facilities in Michigan.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Dunmore International Corp, Piercan USA Inc., Lf Manufacturing Inc - Riddleville Plant.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Formulations Inc on cumulative reported pounds (11.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Lsc Communications / Reno N, Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal, Carry-On Trailer 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Lsc Communications / Reno N Reno, NV · Printing 11.0K lbs reported
- Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal South Gate, CA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11.0K lbs reported
- Carry-On Trailer Corp Missouri Valley, IA · Transportation Equipment 11.0K lbs reported
- Primetals Technologies USA LLC Columbus, MS · Machinery 11.0K 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 Toluene, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Tesa Plant Sparta LLC. General Formulations Inc 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 General Formulations Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
General Formulations Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sparta, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.3% of Kent TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lsc Communications / Reno N (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
General Formulations Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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