EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Mar-Bal Inc.
Cuba, MO · Parent: Mar-Bal Inc
- Total releases
- 19.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mar-Bal Inc.: how the 19.9K lbs splits
19.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 19.0K lbs 95.4%
- Off-site Transfers 904 lbs 4.6%
Mar-Bal Inc.'s 19.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Mar-Bal Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cuba, MO, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 5.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 19.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,264 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Mar-Bal Inc. is pounds #206 and chemical-count #394 at 19.9K lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wieland Thermal Solutions; Ozark Mountain Technologies LLC DBA Lmi Aerospace; B.w.freeman Inc.; Meramec Group. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Missouri: Mannington Mills Inc; Marbleworks Inc; Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc; Rowmark Custom Laminations. Other Mar-Bal Inc sites in this extract: Mar-Bal Inc.; Mar-Bal Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Mar-Bal Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.4% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 19.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mannington Mills Inc and Marbleworks Inc.
Mar-Bal Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mar-Bal Inc.: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Mar-Bal Inc. reports the 690th-largest volume (19.9K lbs). 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 Missouri include Mannington Mills Inc and Marbleworks Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mar-Bal Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mar-Bal Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mar-Bal Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 117 lb in 2022 to 295 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mar-Bal Inc.'s air releases rose from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mar-Bal Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mar-Bal Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14% (5.2K lbs to 5.9K lbs).
Mar-Bal 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 Mar-Bal Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 14% 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 | 5.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 2.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 5.9K 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 | 19.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
Mar-Bal Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mar-Bal Inc.
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Wieland Thermal Solutions, Ozark Mountain Technologies LLC DBA Lmi Aerospace, B.w.freeman Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Mannington Mills Inc, Marbleworks Inc, Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc.
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mar-Bal Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (19.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc., Colorite Polymers, Rohrer Corp. 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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Similar chemical count
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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 Wieland Thermal Solutions. Mar-Bal Inc. stamps LIGHT 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 Mar-Bal Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mar-Bal Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cuba, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.8% of Crawford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc. (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mar-Bal Inc. stamps LIGHT 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