EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina
Morganton, NC · Parent: Molded Fiber Glass Co
- Total releases
- 74.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina: how the 74.6K lbs splits
74.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 61.2K lbs 82.1%
- Off-site Transfers 13.3K lbs 17.9%
Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina's 74.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 82.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 17.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Morganton, NC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 7.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 74.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,225 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. Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina is pounds #177 and chemical-count #393 at 74.6K 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: Southern Concrete Materials-Morganton (kerrs); Leviton Manufacturing Co Inc; Hexion Inc - Morganton Facility; Sgl Carbon LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside North Carolina: Bf Goodrich Tire Manufacturing; Hunter Panels a Div of Carlisle Construction Materials; Grace Composites LLC; Plastic Development Co. Other Molded Fiber Glass Co sites in this extract: Molded Fiber Glass Composite Systems Co; Molded Fiber Glass Companies/texas; Molded Fiber Glass / Union City; Mfg Alabama LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Zinc compounds.
Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (82.1% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 74.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bf Goodrich Tire Manufacturing and Hunter Panels a Div of Carlisle Construction Materials.
Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
75K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina reports the 390th-largest volume (74.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Bf Goodrich Tire Manufacturing and Hunter Panels a Div of Carlisle Construction Materials.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina's total reported releases fell from 16.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 685 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina's air releases fell from 16.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 74.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 53% (16.6K lbs to 7.8K lbs).
Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 53% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 19.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 13.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 16.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 7.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 74.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Southern Concrete Materials-Morganton (kerrs), Leviton Manufacturing Co Inc, Hexion Inc - Morganton Facility, 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. Bf Goodrich Tire Manufacturing, Hunter Panels a Div of Carlisle Construction Materials, Grace Composites LLC.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina on cumulative reported pounds (74.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include American Yeast Corp, Agrimark Inc, Bf Goodrich Tire Manufacturing. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- American Yeast Corp Baltimore, MD · Food 74.6K lbs reported
- Agrimark Inc West Springfield, MA · Food 74.6K lbs reported
- Bf Goodrich Tire Manufacturing Woodburn, IN · Plastics and Rubber 74.6K lbs reported
- Grand Haven Board of Light &power Jb Sims Generating Stati Grand Haven, MI · Electric Utilities 74.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Molded Fiber Glass Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Molded Fiber Glass Composite Systems Co, Molded Fiber Glass Companies/texas, Molded Fiber Glass / Union City.
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 Styrene, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Southern Concrete Materials-Morganton (kerrs). Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina stamps LIGHT 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 Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Morganton, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 25.0% of Burke TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Yeast Corp (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Molded Fiber Glass North Carolina stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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