EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Special-Lite Inc
Decatur, MI
- Total releases
- 3 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Special-Lite Inc: how the 3 lbs splits
3 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3 lbs 100.0%
Special-Lite Inc's 3 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: Diisocyanates.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Special-Lite Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, MI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 1 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 3 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 19,326 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. Special-Lite Inc is pounds #742 and chemical-count #771 at 3 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Michigan Paving & Materials - Paw Paw (klett) Asphalt Plan; Refresco Beverages US Inc; Autocam; Sika Mbcc US LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Michigan: Keystone Powdered Metal Co; Rb Royal Industries Inc.; Amtrol Inc; Mnp Precision Parts LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Diisocyanates.
Special-Lite Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Keystone Powdered Metal Co and Rb Royal Industries Inc..
Special-Lite Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3 lbs 26th percentile higher than 26% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Special-Lite Inc in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Special-Lite Inc reports the 2,628th-largest volume (3 lbs). Scale peers outside Michigan include Keystone Powdered Metal Co and Rb Royal Industries Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Special-Lite Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Special-Lite Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 10% (1 lbs to 1 lbs).
Special-Lite Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Special-Lite Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% 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: Diisocyanates.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Diisocyanates | 3 lbs | - |
Special-Lite Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Michigan Paving & Materials - Paw Paw (klett) Asphalt Plan, Refresco Beverages US Inc, Autocam, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Keystone Powdered Metal Co, Rb Royal Industries Inc., Amtrol Inc.
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 Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Michigan Paving & Materials - Paw Paw (klett) Asphalt Plan. Special-Lite Inc stamps TRACE 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.
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This Special-Lite Inc TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Special-Lite Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Decatur, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332321 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Van Buren TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Analogic Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Special-Lite Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates. 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