EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Cai Inc.
Rockingham, NC
- Total releases
- 246 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cai Inc.: how the 246 lbs splits
246 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 246 lbs 100.0%
Cai Inc.'s 246 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: Certain glycol ethers.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Cai Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rockingham, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 118 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 246 lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,626 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cai Inc. is pounds #498 and chemical-count #452 at 246 lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Nc; Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant; Concrete Supply Co Llc-Hamlet; Trinity Manufacturing Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: Aveda Corp; Anitox Corp; Cjb Industries Inc Cw Plant; Hexcel Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Cai Inc. stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 246 lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Aveda Corp and Anitox Corp.
Cai Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
246 lbs 40th percentile higher than 40% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cai Inc. in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Cai Inc. reports the 3,076th-largest volume (246 lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include Aveda Corp and Anitox Corp.
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
- Cai Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 54 lb in 2022 to 118 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cai Inc.'s air releases rose from 54 lb in 2022 to 118 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cai Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cai Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cai Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 246 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases increased by 247% (34 lbs to 118 lbs).
Cai Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cai Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 247% from 2020 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 40 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 54 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 118 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 246 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Cai Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cai Inc.
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Nc, Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant, Concrete Supply Co Llc-Hamlet, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Aveda Corp, Anitox Corp, Cjb Industries Inc Cw Plant.
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 Certain glycol ethers, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Nc. Cai Inc. stamps TRACE 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.
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This Cai Inc. TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cai Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rockingham, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 325910 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Richmond TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Weatherford Well Screen COMPANY-11939 Aldine Westfield Rd (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cai Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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