EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Kuraray America-Fayetteville
Fayetteville, NC · Parent: Kuraray America Inc
- Total releases
- 493.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Kuraray America-Fayetteville: how the 493.4K lbs splits
493.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 354.3K lbs 71.8%
- Water Discharges 139.0K lbs 28.2%
Kuraray America-Fayetteville's 493.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 71.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 28.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Butyraldehyde.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Kuraray America-Fayetteville is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fayetteville, NC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 342 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 493.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,972 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. Kuraray America-Fayetteville is pounds #66 and chemical-count #254 at 493.4K 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: Chemours Co - Fayetteville Works; Dupont Fayetteville; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel; Safety-Kleen Systems Saint Pauls (stp). Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside North Carolina: Fiber Glass Systems LP; Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc; Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Tn; Oliver Fiberglass Products. Other Kuraray America Inc sites in this extract: Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Butyraldehyde; Methanol; Ethylene glycol.
Kuraray America-Fayetteville stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (71.8% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 493.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fiber Glass Systems LP and Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc.
Kuraray America-Fayetteville vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
493K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kuraray America-Fayetteville: Butyraldehyde-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Kuraray America-Fayetteville reports the 87th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Butyraldehyde alone is 79.1% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Fiber Glass Systems LP and Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kuraray America-Fayetteville's pounds in one chemical - here Butyraldehyde at 79.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kuraray America-Fayetteville's total reported releases fell from 700 lb in 2022 to 342 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kuraray America-Fayetteville's air releases rose from 18 lb in 2022 to 188 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kuraray America-Fayetteville's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kuraray America-Fayetteville's water releases fell from 682 lb in 2022 to 154 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kuraray America-Fayetteville Form-R facts
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See how Kuraray America-Fayetteville stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Kuraray America-Fayetteville releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 493.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (252.6K lbs to 342 lbs).
Kuraray America-Fayetteville: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kuraray America-Fayetteville year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Butyraldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 252.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 237.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 700 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 342 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Butyraldehyde | 390.1K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 100.6K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 2.8K lbs | - |
Kuraray America-Fayetteville · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kuraray America-Fayetteville
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Chemours Co - Fayetteville Works, Dupont Fayetteville, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Fiber Glass Systems LP, Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc, Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Tn.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kuraray America-Fayetteville on cumulative reported pounds (493.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Suncall America Inc, Advanced Cast Products Inc, Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Suncall America Inc Richmond, IN · Fabricated Metals 493.4K lbs reported
- Advanced Cast Products Inc Meadville, PA · Primary Metals 492.8K lbs reported
- Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div Calvert City, KY · Chemicals 494.3K lbs reported
- Nordic Fiberglass Inc. Devils Lake, ND · Electrical Equipment 492.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Kuraray America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv.
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 Butyraldehyde, Methanol, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Chemours Co - Fayetteville Works. Kuraray America-Fayetteville stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Kuraray America-Fayetteville TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Butyraldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kuraray America-Fayetteville totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fayetteville, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 2.3% of Bladen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Suncall America Inc (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kuraray America-Fayetteville stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Butyraldehyde. 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