EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Neptco Inc
Lenoir, NC · Parent: Chase Corp
- Total releases
- 45.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Neptco Inc: how the 45.5K lbs splits
45.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 45.5K lbs 100.0%
Neptco Inc's 45.5K 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: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Neptco Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lenoir, NC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 9.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 45.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,332 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. Neptco Inc is pounds #213 and chemical-count #540 at 45.5K 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: Lenoir Mirror Co; Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll; Shurtape Technologies Llc-Hudson Opp Plant; Brenntag Midsouth Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside North Carolina: Mantaline Corp; Molded Fiber Glass Co - West; Kenway Composites; Milgard Manufacturing LLC Tacoma Pultrusion. Other Chase Corp sites in this extract: Chase Corp - Pittsburgh; Chase Corp-Pittsburgh. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene.
Neptco Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 45.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mantaline Corp and Molded Fiber Glass Co - West.
Neptco Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
45K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Neptco Inc: Toluene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Neptco Inc reports the 501st-largest volume (45.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Mantaline Corp and Molded Fiber Glass Co - West.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Neptco Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Neptco Inc's total reported releases fell from 10.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Neptco Inc's air releases fell from 10.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Neptco Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Neptco Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 45.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 7% (8.4K lbs to 9.0K lbs).
Neptco Inc: 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 Neptco Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 7% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 8.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 8.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 10.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 9.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 45.5K lbs | - |
Neptco Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Neptco Inc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Lenoir Mirror Co, Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll, Shurtape Technologies Llc-Hudson Opp Plant, 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. Mantaline Corp, Molded Fiber Glass Co - West, Kenway Composites.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Neptco Inc on cumulative reported pounds (45.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Allnex USA Inc, Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc., Stella-Jones Corp. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Chase Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Chase Corp - Pittsburgh, Chase Corp-Pittsburgh.
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; nearby reporters include Lenoir Mirror Co. Neptco 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.
Use and verify this record
This Neptco Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Neptco Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lenoir, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326112 · Plastics and Rubber. 3.8% of Caldwell TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Allnex USA Inc (Δ 14 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Neptco Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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