EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Carpenter Co.
Conover, NC · Parent: Carpenter Co
- Total releases
- 302 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Carpenter Co.: how the 302 lbs splits
302 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 302 lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Carpenter Co.'s 302 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers).
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Carpenter Co. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Conover, NC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 75 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 302 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,355 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. Carpenter Co. is pounds #488 and chemical-count #330 at 302 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: Industrial Timber Claremont; Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC; Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont; Millwork & Panel LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside North Carolina: Sekisui Kydex LLC; SW Foam; Fxi Inc. - Terrell; Atlantic Footcare Inc. Other Carpenter Co sites in this extract: E R Carpenter LP; Carpenter Co Richmond Plant; Carpenter Co.; Carpenter Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers); Diethanolamine; Diisocyanates.
Carpenter Co. stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 302 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sekisui Kydex LLC and SW Foam.
Carpenter Co. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
302 lbs 41st percentile higher than 41% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Carpenter Co. in the Plastics and Rubber sector extract
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Carpenter Co. reports the 1,101st-largest volume (302 lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include Sekisui Kydex LLC and SW Foam.
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
- Carpenter Co.'s total reported releases rose from 63 lb in 2022 to 75 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carpenter Co.'s air releases rose from 63 lb in 2022 to 75 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Carpenter Co. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Carpenter Co. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 302 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 47% (51 lbs to 75 lbs).
Carpenter Co.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Carpenter Co. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 47% 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: Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 51 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 50 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 64 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 63 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 75 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 302 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
Carpenter Co. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Carpenter Co.
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Industrial Timber Claremont, Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC, Cleveland-Cliffs Piedmont, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Sekisui Kydex LLC, SW Foam, Fxi Inc. - Terrell.
Other Carpenter Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including E R Carpenter LP, Carpenter Co Richmond Plant, Carpenter Co..
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 Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Diethanolamine, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Industrial Timber Claremont. Carpenter Co. stamps TRACE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Carpenter Co. TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Carpenter Co. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Conover, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326150 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.0% of Catawba TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Carpenter Co. stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers). 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