EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Orafol
Lake Orion, MI · Parent: Orafol Americas Inc.
- Total releases
- 9.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Orafol: how the 9.6K lbs splits
9.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.6K lbs 100.0%
Orafol's 9.6K 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
Orafol is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lake Orion, MI, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 2.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 9.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,901 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. Orafol is pounds #380 and chemical-count #485 at 9.6K 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: Orafol Automotive Graphics; Lymtal International,inc.; General Motors LLC Orion Assembly Center; Jabil. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Michigan: Industrial Models Inc; Carpenter Co; Hexpol Middlefield; Passaic Rubber Co. Other Orafol Americas Inc. sites in this extract: Orafol Automotive Graphics. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
Compare Orafol with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Orafol Automotive Graphics Lake Orion · 41.5K lbs
- Lymtal International,inc. Lake Orion · 3.7K lbs
- General Motors LLC Orion Assembly Center Lake Orion · 228.4K lbs
- Jabil Auburn Hills · 1 lbs
Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber sites elsewhere: Industrial Models Inc (TX) · Carpenter Co (PA) · Hexpol Middlefield (OH)
Orafol stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Industrial Models Inc and Carpenter Co.
Orafol vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.6K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Orafol: Toluene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Orafol reports the 804th-largest volume (9.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 78.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Industrial Models Inc and Carpenter Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Orafol's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 78.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Orafol's total reported releases fell from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Orafol's air releases fell from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Orafol Form-R facts
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77% less than the comparison
2.0× more 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 Orafol releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 5% (1.9K lbs to 2.0K lbs).
Orafol: 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 Orafol year-over-year reported totals (increased by 5% 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 | 1.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 7.5K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 2.1K lbs | - |
Orafol · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Orafol
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Orafol Automotive Graphics, Lymtal International,inc., General Motors LLC Orion Assembly Center, ordered by distance.
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Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Industrial Models Inc, Carpenter Co, Hexpol Middlefield.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Orafol on cumulative reported pounds (9.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Google LLC, 3M Co-Valley, New Dairy Florida LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
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Other Orafol Americas Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Orafol Automotive Graphics.
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, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Orafol Automotive Graphics. Orafol 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 Orafol TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Orafol totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lake Orion, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.4% of Oakland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Google LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Orafol 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