EPA TRI Facility · Textiles
Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co
Kings Mountain, NC · Parent: Bridgestone Americas Inc
- Total releases
- 181.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co: how the 181.8K lbs splits
181.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 108.6K lbs 59.8%
- Off-site Transfers 73.2K lbs 40.2%
Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co's 181.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 59.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 40.2%. 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 MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kings Mountain, NC, in the textiles sector. It reported 18.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 181.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,414 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. Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co is pounds #111 and chemical-count #125 at 181.8K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Parker Hannifin - Gpd; Albemarle; Concrete Supply Co - Kings Moutain; Cormetech Inc.. Similar-scale Textiles peers outside North Carolina: Owens Corning; Milliken & Co-Pendleton Finishing Plant; Phifer Inc; Ahlstrom Nonwovens LLC. Other Bridgestone Americas Inc sites in this extract: Firestone Polymers LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Aiken County Off. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Toluene; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Kings Mountain, NC: 181.8K lbs across 5 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 59.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Owens Corning and Milliken & Co-Pendleton Finishing Plant.
Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
182K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co in the Textiles sector extract
Among the 97 Textiles facilities in this database, Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co reports the 12th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Owens Corning and Milliken & Co-Pendleton Finishing Plant.
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
- Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co's total reported releases fell from 19.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co's off-site transfers rose from 2 lb in 2022 to 20 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co's air releases fell from 19.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
90.8× more than the comparison
44% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 181.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 65% (52.1K lbs to 18.0K lbs).
Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 65% 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 | 52.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 57.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 35.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 19.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 18.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 72.3K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 51.8K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 45.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 11.8K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 491 lbs | Carcinogen |
Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co in Gaston
Nearest TRI Facilities to Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Parker Hannifin - Gpd, Albemarle, Concrete Supply Co - Kings Moutain, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Textiles Facilities
Other Textiles facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Owens Corning, Milliken & Co-Pendleton Finishing Plant, Phifer Inc.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co on cumulative reported pounds (181.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Wolverine Advanced Materials, Galloway Co, Ingredion Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Bridgestone Americas Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Firestone Polymers LLC, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC.
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, Ammonia, Toluene, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Parker Hannifin - Gpd. Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kings Mountain, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 313110 · Textiles. 13.9% of Gaston TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wolverine Advanced Materials (Δ 60 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 59.8%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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