EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing
Melrose, MN
- Total releases
- 138.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing: how the 138.4K lbs splits
138.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 134.3K lbs 97.1%
- Off-site Transfers 4.1K lbs 2.9%
Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing's 138.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Melrose, MN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 29.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 138.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,908 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing is pounds #85 and chemical-count #338 at 138.4K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Land O'Lakes - Melrose; Proliant Dairy Ingredients; Kerry Inc; Wells Concrete Products - Albany. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Minnesota: Liberty Pultrusions; Transcontinental Matthews; Custom Pultrusions Inc.; Alpha General Services LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.1% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 138.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Liberty Pultrusions and Transcontinental Matthews.
Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
138K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing reports the 262nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Liberty Pultrusions and Transcontinental Matthews.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing's total reported releases fell from 42.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing's air releases fell from 41.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing's off-site transfers fell from 813 lb in 2022 to 715 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 138.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 50% (19.4K lbs to 29.0K lbs).
Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing year-over-year reported totals (increased by 50% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 17.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 30.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 42.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 29.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 138.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Land O'Lakes - Melrose, Proliant Dairy Ingredients, Kerry Inc, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing on cumulative reported pounds (138.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Chemical Products Corp, Liberty Pultrusions, Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Chemical Products Corp Cartersville, GA · Chemicals 138.4K lbs reported
- Liberty Pultrusions West Mifflin, PA · Plastics and Rubber 138.4K lbs reported
- Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co Gastonia, NC · Textile Product 138.3K lbs reported
- US Army National Guard Fort McClellan Ranges Anniston, AL · Other 138.4K lbs reported
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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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Land O'Lakes - Melrose. Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Melrose, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 11.5% of Stearns TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chemical Products Corp (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Carstens Industries Fiberglass Manufacturing stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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