EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kobo Products Inc.
South Plainfield, NJ
- Total releases
- 49.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kobo Products Inc.: how the 100.3K lbs splits
100.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 100.3K lbs 100.0%
Kobo Products Inc.'s 100.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Kobo Products Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Plainfield, NJ, in the chemicals sector. It reported 51.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 49.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 6,164 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Jersey's 327 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Kobo Products Inc. is pounds #67 and chemical-count #238 at 49.1K lbs. Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery leads reported pounds (16.1M lbs) at 39 chemicals (chemical-count #2). US Army Picatinny Arsenal leads chemical count at 42 chemicals (9.0K lbs, pounds #130). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Vanguard Research Industries Inc; Kobo Products Inc; Ames Advanced Materials Corp; Steris Isomedix Services. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New Jersey: Trecora Hydrocarbons LLC; Westlake US 2 LLC - Longview; Energizer Auto Manufacturing Inc.; Itw Polymers Sealants Na. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Kobo Products Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 49.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Trecora Hydrocarbons LLC and Westlake US 2 LLC - Longview.
Kobo Products Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
49K 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
Kobo Products Inc.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kobo Products Inc. reports the 1,298th-largest volume (49.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Trecora Hydrocarbons LLC and Westlake US 2 LLC - Longview.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kobo Products Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kobo Products Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 23.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kobo Products Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 23.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kobo Products Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kobo Products Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 100.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 1181% (4.0K lbs to 51.2K lbs).
Kobo Products Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Kobo Products Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1181% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 7.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 23.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 9.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 51.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 100.3K lbs | - |
Kobo Products Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kobo Products Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (49.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Trecora Hydrocarbons LLC, Westlake US 2 LLC - Longview, Legacy Gas 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.
Similar reported release pounds
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Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Vanguard Research Industries Inc. Kobo Products Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Kobo Products Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kobo Products Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Plainfield, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325620 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trecora Hydrocarbons LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kobo Products Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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