EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Plaze Inc
Pacific, MO · Parent: Plz Aeroscience Corp
- Total releases
- 221.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Plaze Inc: how the 221.6K lbs splits
221.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 221.6K lbs 100.0%
Plaze Inc's 221.6K 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: Methanol.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Plaze Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pacific, MO, in the chemicals sector. It reported 63.2K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 221.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,071 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. Plaze Inc is pounds #74 and chemical-count #52 at 221.6K 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: Dap Global Inc.; Pacific Dairy Solutions; Ameren Missouri Labadie Energy Center; Roto-Die Co Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Missouri: Westlake Epoxy Inc; National Coatings Inc; Atotech USA LLC; Ecolab Inc.. Other Plz Aeroscience Corp sites in this extract: Plz Corp.; Plaze Inc. DBA Shield Packaging of California; Penray Cos Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Xylene (mixed isomers); Certain glycol ethers; Toluene.
Plaze Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 221.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Westlake Epoxy Inc and National Coatings Inc.
Plaze Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
222K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Plaze Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Plaze Inc reports the 603rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Missouri include Westlake Epoxy Inc and National Coatings Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Plaze Inc's total reported releases rose from 51.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 63.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plaze Inc's air releases rose from 51.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 63.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Plaze Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Plaze Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 221.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 426% (12.0K lbs to 63.2K lbs).
Plaze Inc: 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 Plaze Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 426% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12.0K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 50.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 45.0K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 51.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 63.2K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 87.9K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 61.0K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 34.4K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 14.9K lbs | - |
| Trichloroethylene | 8.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 7.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 6.2K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 687 lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 516 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
Plaze Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Plaze Inc
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Dap Global Inc., Pacific Dairy Solutions, Ameren Missouri Labadie Energy Center, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 490 other reporting facilities in Missouri.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Westlake Epoxy Inc, National Coatings Inc, Atotech USA LLC.
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Plaze Inc on cumulative reported pounds (221.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Westlake Epoxy Inc, Paulo - Murfreesboro, National Coatings Inc. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Westlake Epoxy Inc Lakeland, FL · Chemicals 221.6K lbs reported
- Paulo - Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN · Fabricated Metals 221.7K lbs reported
- National Coatings Inc Galesburg, IL · Chemicals 221.4K lbs reported
- Gb Manufacturing Inc Calif. Acrylic Ind. Inc. (dba Cal Spas) Pomona, CA · Plastics and Rubber 221.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Plz Aeroscience Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Plz Corp., Plaze Inc. DBA Shield Packaging of California, Penray Cos 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 Methanol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, Toluene; nearby reporters include Dap Global Inc.. Plaze Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Plaze Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Plaze Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pacific, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 2.3% of Franklin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westlake Epoxy Inc (Δ 59 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Plaze Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol. 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