EPA TRI Facility · Textiles
J Charles Saunders Co Inc
Gastonia, NC
- Total releases
- 2.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2019
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
J Charles Saunders Co Inc: how the 2.7K lbs splits
2.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.7K lbs 100.0%
J Charles Saunders Co Inc's 2.7K 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
J Charles Saunders Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gastonia, NC, in the textiles sector. It reported 2.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2019. That ranks 12,303 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. J Charles Saunders Co Inc is pounds #397 and chemical-count #591 at 2.7K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co; Urethane Systems USA LLC; Daimler Truck Na LLC; Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Dallas. Similar-scale Textiles peers outside North Carolina: Tencate Finishing (southern Mills); Solvay Composite Materials; Cytec Engineered Materials Inc; Industrial Polymers & Chemical S Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
J Charles Saunders Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.7K lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tencate Finishing (southern Mills) and Solvay Composite Materials.
J Charles Saunders Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.7K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
J Charles Saunders Co Inc: Methanol-led volume
Among the 97 Textiles facilities in this database, J Charles Saunders Co Inc reports the 68th-largest volume (2.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Tencate Finishing (southern Mills) and Solvay Composite Materials.
Concentrated means ≥60% of J Charles Saunders Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
J Charles Saunders Co Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How J Charles Saunders Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 2.7K lbs | - |
J Charles Saunders Co Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to J Charles Saunders Co Inc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co, Urethane Systems USA LLC, Daimler Truck Na LLC, 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. Tencate Finishing (southern Mills), Solvay Composite Materials, Cytec Engineered Materials Inc.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest J Charles Saunders Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Ford Motor Co Dearborn Stamping Plant, Cargill Inc, Hyperion Materials & Technologies - Pompano. 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
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Ford Motor Co Dearborn Stamping Plant Dearborn, MI · Transportation Equipment 2.7K lbs reported
- Cargill Inc Blooming Prairie, MN · Chemicals 2.7K lbs reported
- Hyperion Materials & Technologies - Pompano Pompano Beach, FL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 2.7K lbs reported
- Silent-Aire Gilbert, AZ · Machinery 2.7K lbs reported
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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co. J Charles Saunders Co Inc stamps LIGHT 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 J Charles Saunders Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
J Charles Saunders Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gastonia, NC, latest year 2019. NAICS 313110 · Textiles. 0.2% of Gaston TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ford Motor Co Dearborn Stamping Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
J Charles Saunders Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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