EPA TRI Facility · Textiles
Worthen Coated Fabrics
Grand Rapids, MI · Parent: Wf Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 44.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Worthen Coated Fabrics: how the 44.9K lbs splits
44.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 44.9K lbs 100.0%
Worthen Coated Fabrics's 44.9K 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
Worthen Coated Fabrics is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Grand Rapids, MI, in the textiles sector. It reported 12.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 44.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,360 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. Worthen Coated Fabrics is pounds #231 and chemical-count #633 at 44.9K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Benteler Automotive Hagen Facility; Valley City Plating; Schreiber Food Inc.; Lacks Trim Systems-Airlane. Similar-scale Textiles peers outside Michigan: Jessup Manufacturing Co; Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services); Brookwood Laminating Inc; Schmelzer Inds. Inc.. Other Wf Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Worthen Industries; Upaco Adhesives Inc; Worthen Industries Inc Upaco Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene.
Worthen Coated Fabrics stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 44.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jessup Manufacturing Co and Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services).
Worthen Coated Fabrics vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
45K 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
Worthen Coated Fabrics: Toluene-led volume
Among the 97 Textiles facilities in this database, Worthen Coated Fabrics reports the 30th-largest volume (44.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Jessup Manufacturing Co and Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services).
Concentrated means ≥60% of Worthen Coated Fabrics's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Worthen Coated Fabrics's total reported releases rose from 6.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Worthen Coated Fabrics's air releases rose from 6.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Worthen Coated Fabrics Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Worthen Coated Fabrics releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 44.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 64% (7.5K lbs to 12.3K lbs).
Worthen Coated Fabrics: 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 Worthen Coated Fabrics year-over-year reported totals (increased by 64% 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 | 7.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 7.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 10.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 12.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 44.9K lbs | - |
Worthen Coated Fabrics · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Worthen Coated Fabrics
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Benteler Automotive Hagen Facility, Valley City Plating, Schreiber Food Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Textiles Facilities
Other Textiles facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Jessup Manufacturing Co, Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services), Brookwood Laminating Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Worthen Coated Fabrics on cumulative reported pounds (44.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Fluidra USA LLC, Kasai Inc., Canfor Southern Pine-Darlington Plant. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
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Other Wf Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Worthen Industries, Upaco Adhesives Inc, Worthen Industries Inc Upaco Div.
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; nearby reporters include Benteler Automotive Hagen Facility. Worthen Coated Fabrics 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 Worthen Coated Fabrics TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Worthen Coated Fabrics totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Grand Rapids, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 313320 · Textiles. 1.4% of Kent TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fluidra USA LLC (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Worthen Coated Fabrics 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