EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC
Taylorsville, NC
- Total releases
- 94.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC: how the 94.2K lbs splits
94.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 94.2K lbs 100.0%
Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC's 94.2K 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: Styrene.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Taylorsville, NC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 18.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 94.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,714 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. Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC is pounds #161 and chemical-count #388 at 94.2K 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: Industrial Timber LLC; American Roller Bearing Inc; Royale Comfort Seating LLC; Triumph Insulation System. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside North Carolina: Bravo Inc.; Bridgestone Aiken County Plant; Titan Tire Corp of Union City; McClarin Plastics LLC Oklahoma Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Methyl methacrylate.
Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 94.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bravo Inc. and Bridgestone Aiken County Plant.
Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
94K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC inside Alexander's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC reports the 329th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 50.0% of every pound reported in Alexander. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 87.3% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 87.3% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Bravo Inc. and Bridgestone Aiken County Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Alexander's reported pounds (188.4K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC's total reported releases fell from 19.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC's air releases fell from 19.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC Form-R facts
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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 Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 94.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (18.6K lbs to 18.1K lbs).
Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC: 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 Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% 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 | 18.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 17.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 20.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 19.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 18.1K 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 | 82.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 11.9K lbs | - |
Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Industrial Timber LLC, American Roller Bearing Inc, Royale Comfort Seating LLC, 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. Bravo Inc., Bridgestone Aiken County Plant, Titan Tire Corp of Union City.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC on cumulative reported pounds (94.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Pratt & Whitney Div, Accu Labs Inc, Fwt LLC. 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.
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 Styrene, Methyl methacrylate; nearby reporters include Industrial Timber LLC. Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC 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 Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Taylorsville, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 50.0% of Alexander TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pratt & Whitney Div (Δ 87 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Piedmont Composites & Tooling LLC 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